Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Distinguished; p. pr. & vb. n. Distinguishing.] [F.
distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- = dis- +
stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and
so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf.
Extinguish.]
1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make
distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to
mark off by some characteristic.
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Not more distinguished by her purple vest,
Than by the charming features of her face. --Dryden.
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Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the
eglantine. --Nares.
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2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of
a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish
sounds into high and low.
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Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into
those that belong to the heavens, and those that
belong to the earth. --T. Burnet.
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3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic
quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything)
from other things with which it might be confounded; as,
to distinguish the sound of a drum.
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We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as
well as truth from falsehood. --Watts.
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Nor more can you distinguish of a man,
Than of his outward show. --Shak.
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4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ.
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Who distinguisheth thee? --1 Cor. iv.
7. (Douay
version).
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5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make
eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by
or for."To distinguish themselves by means never tried
before." --Johnson.
Syn: To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize;
discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Distinguished \Dis*tin"guished\, a.
1. Marked; special.
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The most distinguished politeness. --Mad. D'
Arblay.
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2. Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or
indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; --
applied to persons and deeds.
Syn: Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous; celebrated;
transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary;
prominent. -- Distinguished, Eminent, Conspicuous,
Celebrated, Illustrious. A man is eminent, when he
stands high as compared with those around him;
conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen and
observed; distinguished, when he has something which
makes him stand apart from others in the public view;
celebrated, when he is widely spoken of with honor and
respect; illustrious, when a splendor is thrown around
him which confers the highest dignity.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
distinguished
adj 1: (used of persons) standing above others in character or
attainment or reputation; "our distinguished
professor"; "an eminent scholar"; "a great statesman"
[syn: eminent, great]
2: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an
eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the
monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial
beauty" [syn: imposing, magisterial]
3: set apart from other such things
WordNet (r) 2.0
195 Moby Thesaurus words for "distinguished":
a cut above, above, absolute, acclaimed, ahead, appropriate,
aristocratic, ascendant, assorted, at odds, at variance, august,
better, capping, celebrated, certain, characteristic, chosen,
concrete, conspicuous, contrary, contrasted, contrasting, courtly,
crowned with laurel, defined, definite, departing, detailed,
determinate, deviating, deviative, different, differentiated,
differing, dignified, disaccordant, disagreeing, discordant,
discrepant, discrete, discriminated, disjoined, disparate,
dissimilar, dissonant, distinct, distinctive, distingue, divergent,
diverging, divers, diverse, diversified, eclipsing, elevated,
eminent, esoteric, especial, esteemed, estimable, exalted,
exceeding, excellent, excelling, exceptional, express,
extraordinary, fabled, famed, famous, far-famed, far-heard, finer,
fixed, glorious, godlike, grand, great, greater, heroic,
heterogeneous, high, higher, honorable, honored, idiocratic,
idiosyncratic, illustrious, imposing, in ascendancy, in character,
in disagreement, in the ascendant, inaccordant, incompatible,
incongruous, inconsistent, inconsonant, individual, inharmonious,
inner, intimate, intrinsic, irreconcilable, lauded, laureate,
legendary, lofty, magnanimous, magnificent, majestic, major, many,
marked, memorable, minute, motley, much acclaimed, multifarious,
mythical, noble, notable, noted, noteworthy, notorious, of choice,
of mark, of note, one up on, outstanding, over, particular,
peculiar, personal, poles apart, poles asunder, popular, precise,
prestigious, private, prominent, proper, quintessential, rare,
regal, remarkable, rememberable, renowned, reputable, respected,
respective, rivaling, royal, salient, separate, separated, several,
signal, single, singular, soaring, solipsistic, special, specific,
stately, striking, sublime, super, superb, superior, surpassing,
talked-about, talked-of, telling, topping, towering, transcendent,
transcendental, transcending, true to form, unconformable, unequal,
unforgettable, unique, unlike, upper, variant, varied, variegated,
various, varying, well-known, widely apart, worlds apart
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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