distinguish

1. Mark as different (synset 200652006)
   "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
   entail: compare - examine and note the similarities or differences of
   is a type of: identify, place - recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
   subtypes:

   • know - be able to distinguish, recognize as being different
   • discriminate, know apart - recognize or perceive the difference
   • label - distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions
   • label - distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom
   • sex - tell the sex (of young chickens)
   • individualise, individualize - make or mark or treat as individual
   • contrast - put in opposition to show or emphasize differences
   • have the distinction - be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic
   • severalise, severalize - distinguish or separate
   • contradistinguish - distinguish by contrasting qualities
   • decouple, dissociate - regard as unconnected
   • demarcate - separate clearly, as if by boundaries
   • discriminate, separate, single out - treat differently on the basis of sex or race
   • stratify - divide society into social classes or castes
   same as: differentiate, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart
2. Detect with the senses (synset 202197640)
   "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
   entail: comprehend, perceive - to become aware of through the senses
   subtypes:

   • resolve - make clearly visible
   • discriminate - distinguish
   same as: discern, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart
3. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait;
   Sometimes in a very positive sense (synset 200653662)
   "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
   is a type of: characterise, characterize, qualify - describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
   subtypes: characterise, characterize - be characteristic of
   same as: differentiate, mark
   verb group: mark - designate as if by a mark
4. Make conspicuous or noteworthy (synset 200924409)
   is a type of: mark - designate as if by a mark
   subtypes: singularise, singularize - distinguish as singular
   same as: signalise, signalize
5. Identify as in botany or biology, for example (synset 200654017)
   entail: assort, class, classify, separate, sort, sort out - arrange or order by classes or categories
   same as: describe, discover, identify, key, key out, name

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