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Synonyms for distinguish between

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-sting-gwish
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ

Top 10 synonyms for distinguish between
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Définition of distinguish between

Origin :
  • 1560s, from Middle French distinguiss-, stem of distinguer, or directly from Latin distinguere "to separate between, separate by pricking," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + -stinguere "to prick" (see extinguish, and cf. Latin instinguere "to incite, impel").
  • The suffix -ish is due to the influence of many verbs in which it is the equivalent of Old French -iss-, ultimately from Latin inchoative suffix -iscere (this is also the case in extinguish, admonish, and astonish). Related: Distinguishing. The earlier form of the verb was distinguen (mid-14c.).
  • As in liken : verb compare
  • As in compare : verb liken, equate
Example sentences :
  • Betty was drunk; and she was too young to distinguish between vintages.
  • Extract from : « The Incomplete Amorist » by E. Nesbit
  • Nrana did not know the words for delirium and paranoia, but he could distinguish between them.
  • Extract from : « Happy Ending » by Fredric Brown
  • Nor does he distinguish between the suffering which improves and the suffering which only punishes and deters.
  • Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato
  • The next step is to distinguish between pruning and training.
  • Extract from : « Manual of American Grape-Growing » by U. P. Hedrick
  • With her it was very difficult to distinguish between craft and innocence.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad
  • To understand Paul we must distinguish between his religion and his theology.
  • Extract from : « History of Religion » by Allan Menzies
  • William and his successors do not distinguish between their subjects.
  • Extract from : « A Literary History of the English People » by Jean Jules Jusserand
  • We must also distinguish between the concentration of industry and the concentration of wealth.
  • Extract from : « Socialism » by John Spargo
  • I express myself in this manner because I distinguish between be and exist.
  • Extract from : « The Verbalist » by Thomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
  • I have said that it is very important to distinguish between the two parts of Euphues.
  • Extract from : « John Lyly » by John Dover Wilson

Antonyms for distinguish between

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