distinguish
verb/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/
Frequency rank: #4,933 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To recognize or show the difference between things.
Example sentence
It can be hard to distinguish between similar shades of color.
Synonyms & related words
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