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verb
To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
distinguish by contrasting qualities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrābor. English contra- English distinguish English contradistinguish From contra- + distinguish.
Across languages
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