The definition of distinguish is to recognize differences, or to be identified as a characteristic of something, or to earn a position of status or high esteem.
(verb)See distinguish in Webster's New World College Dictionary
transitive verb
Origin: < 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
intransitive verb
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See distinguish in American Heritage Dictionary 4
verb dis·tin·guished, dis·tin·guish·ing, dis·tin·guish·es verb, transitive
Origin:
Origin: Alteration of obsolete distingue
Origin: , from Middle English distinguen
Origin: , from Old French distinguer
Origin: , from Latin distinguere, to separate; see steig- in Indo-European roots
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