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Distinguish
distinguish
verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English distinguen, from Anglo-French distinguer, from Latin distinguere, literally, to separate by pricking, from dis- + -stinguere (akin to Latin instigare to urge on) — more at stick Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to perceive a difference in ; mentally separate so alike they could not be ~ed 2. a. to mark as separate or different a policy that ~es him from other candidates b. to separate into kinds, classes, or categories ~ words by their part of speech c. to give prominence or distinction to ~ed themselves in music d. characterize recipes ~ed by simplicity 3. a. discern ~ed a light in the distance b. to single out ; take special notice of intransitive verb to perceive a difference ~ between right and wrong • ~ability noun • ~able adjective • ~ably adverb
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v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) a see or point out the difference of; draw distinctions (cannot distinguish one from the other). b constitute such a difference (the mole distinguishes him from his twin). c draw distinctions between; differentiate. 2 tr. be a mark or property of; characterize (distinguished by his greed). 3 tr. discover by listening, looking, etc. (could distinguish two voices). 4 tr. (usu. refl.; often foll. by by) make prominent or noteworthy (distinguished himself by winning first prize). 5 tr. (often foll. by into) divide; classify. 6 intr. (foll. by between) make or point out a difference between. Derivatives distinguishable adj. Etymology: F distinguer or L distinguere (as DIS-, stinguere stinct- extinguish): cf. EXTINGUISH ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
гл.; юр. отказываться использовать в качестве прецедента; не считать прецедентом (доказывать, что рассматриваемое дело, на первый взгляд очень напоминающее тот или иной прецедент, на самом деле ничего общего с ним не имеет) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
3.
1. отличать, различать to distinguish one thing from another —- отличать одну вещь от другой to distinguish between two things —- проводить различие между двумя вещами 2. разглядеть, различить; распознавать, узнавать to distinguish a light in the distance —- увидеть вдали огонек to distinguish the sound of a drum —- различить (узнать) звук барабана I could not distinguish him among the crowd —- я не мог разглядеть его в толпе 3. отделять, разделять, обособлять to distinguish sounds into high and low —- делить звуки на высокие и низкие 4. отличать, характеризовать; служить различительным признаком my opinion as distinguished from my wife's —- мое мнение в отличие от мнения моей жены man is distinguished from the animals by the gift of speech —- человек отличается от животных даром речи 5. выделять, делать заметки to distinguish oneself —- отличиться (также ирон.) he will distinguish himself —- он далеко пойдет you have distinguished yourself! —- хорош, ничего не скажешь (нечего сказать)! distinguishable 1. различимый, отличимый a hardly distinguishable sound —- едва различимый звук Tom is hardly distinguishable from his twin brother —- Тома трудно отличить (почти не отличишь) от его брата-близнеца 2. различимый, видимый, заметный the coast was hardly distinguishable through the haze —- берег был едва виден сквозь дымку (в тумане) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) различить; разглядеть 2) видеть или проводить различие, различать, распознавать (between/from) I can hardly distinguish between the two brothers, I can hardly distinguish the two brothers one from the other - я с трудом различаю этих двух братьев 3) отмечать 4) характеризовать, отличать with the geniality which distinguishes him - со свойственным ему добродушием to distinguish oneself by smth. - выделиться, отличиться чем-л.; стать известным благодаря чему-л. Syn: see discriminate ...Англо-русский словарь
5.
(distinguishes, distinguishing, distinguished) 1. If you can distinguish one thing from another or distinguish between two things, you can see or understand how they are different. Could he distinguish right from wrong?... Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark... It is necessary to distinguish the policies of two successive governments. VERB: V n from n, V between pl-n, V pl-n 2. A feature or quality that distinguishes one thing from another causes the two things to be regarded as different, because only the first thing has the feature or quality. There is something about music that distinguishes it from all other art forms... The bird has no distinguishing features. VERB: V n from n, V-ing 3. If you can distinguish something, you can see, hear, or taste it although it is very difficult to detect. (FORMAL) There were cries, calls. He could distinguish voices. = discern VERB: V n 4. If you distinguish yourself, you do something that makes you famous or important. Over the next few years he distinguished himself as a leading constitutional scholar... They distinguished themselves at the Battle of Assaye. VERB: V pron-refl as n, V pron-refl ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
6.
~ v 1 to be able to recognize and understand the difference between two similar things or people (Dogs can distinguish a greater range of sounds than humans.) + between (It's important to distinguish between tax avoidance and tax evasion.) distinguish sb/sth from (The twins are so alike it's difficult to distinguish one from the other.) 2 to be able to see the shape of something or hear a particular sound (The light was too dim for me to distinguish anything clearly.) 3 formal to be the thing that makes someone or something different from other people or things (distinguish sb/sth from) (There's not much to distinguish her from the other candidates. | distinguishing feature/mark (=a feature or mark that makes someone or something look different)) 4 distinguish yourself to do something so well that people notice you and remember you (McEnroe first distinguished himself by winning a junior tournament at Wimbledon.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1561, from M.Fr. distinguiss-, stem of distinguer, from L. distinguere "to separate between, separate by pricking," from dis- "apart" + -stinguere "to prick." The pp. distinguished, with special sense of "famous, celebrated," first recorded 1714. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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