DISTINGUISH

(verb) mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
synonyms : differentiate , secern , secernate , separate , severalise , severalize , tell , tell apart
(verb) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
synonyms : differentiate , mark
(verb) identify as in botany or biology, for example
synonyms : describe , discover , identify , key , key out , name
(verb) make conspicuous or noteworthy
synonyms : signalise , signalize
(verb) detect with the senses
"The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards", "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
synonyms : discern , make out , pick out , recognise , recognize , spot , tell apart

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