transcription, транскрипция: [ di-ˈstiŋ-(g)wish ]
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 in stigare 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 distinguish ed
2.
a. : to mark as separate or different
a policy that distinguish es him from other candidates
b. : to separate into kinds, classes, or categories
distinguish words by their part of speech
c. : to give prominence or distinction to
distinguish ed themselves in music
d. : characterize
recipes distinguish ed by simplicity
3.
a. : discern
distinguish ed a light in the distance
b. : to single out : take special notice of
intransitive verb
: to perceive a difference
distinguish between right and wrong
• dis·tin·guish·abil·i·ty -ˌstiŋ-(g)wi-shə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun
• dis·tin·guish·able -ˈstiŋ-(g)wi-shə-bəl adjective
• dis·tin·guish·ably -blē adverb