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1distinguish oneself — make oneself worthy of respect. → distinguish …
2distinguish oneself — ATTAIN DISTINCTION, be successful, bring fame/honour to oneself, become famous. → distinguish …
3distinguish oneself — she distinguished herself in the air corps Syn: attain distinction, be successful, bring fame/honor to oneself, become famous …
4distinguish oneself — excel, become famous (because of one s excellent work) …
5distinguish — ► VERB 1) recognize, show, or treat as different. 2) manage to discern (something barely perceptible). 3) be an identifying characteristic of. 4) (distinguish oneself) make oneself worthy of respect. DERIVATIVES distinguishable adjective …
6distinguish — [di stiŋ′gwish] vt. [< L distinguere, to separate, discriminate < dis , apart + stinguere, to prick < IE base * steig , to prick, pierce (> STICK, Ger sticken, to embroider, Gr stigma) + ISH, sense 2] 1. to separate or mark off by… …
7distinguish — verb 1) distinguishing reality from fantasy Syn: differentiate, tell apart, discriminate between, tell the difference between 2) he could distinguish shapes in the dark Syn: discern, see, perceive, make out; detect, recognize …
8distinguish — distinguishable, adj. distinguishableness, distinguishability, n. distinguishably, adv. distinguisher, n. distinguishment, n. /di sting gwish/, v.t. 1. to mark off as different (often fol. by from or by): He was distinguished from the other boys… …
9distinguish — [dɪ stɪŋgwɪʃ] verb 1》 recognize, show, or treat as different. ↘(distinguish between) perceive or point out a difference between. ↘[often as adjective distinguishing] be an identifying characteristic of. 2》 manage to discern (something… …
10distinguish — dis•tin•guish [[t]dɪˈstɪŋ gwɪʃ[/t]] v. t. 1) to mark off as different (often fol. by from or by): His height distinguishes him from the other boys[/ex] 2) to recognize as distinct or different; recognize the individual features or characteristics …
