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distinguish
English
Etymology
From Middle English distingwen, from Old French distinguer, from Latin distinguere (“to separate, divide, distinguish, set off, adorn, literally mark off”), from di-, dis- (“apart”) + stinguere. Compare extinguish.
Pronunciation
- enPR: d?s-t?ng?gw?sh, IPA(key): /d?s?t???w??/
- Rhymes: -???w??
- Hyphenation: dis?tin?guish
Verb
distinguish (third-person singular simple present distinguishes, present participle distinguishing, simple past and past participle distinguished)
- To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
- Synonyms: differentiate, discriminate; see also Thesaurus:tell apart
- Antonym: confuse
- To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
- To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
- 1784: William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE
- THE favourable reception the Orrery has met with from Per?ons of the fir?t di?tinction, and from Gentlemen and Ladies in general, has induced me to add to it ?everal new improvements in order to give it a degree of Perfection; and di?tingui?h it from others; which by Piracy, or Imitation, may be introduced to the Public.
- 1784: William Jones, The Description and Use of a New Portable Orrery, &c., PREFACE
- (transitive, obsolete) To make to differ.
Usage notes
In sense “see a difference”, more casual than differentiate or the formal discriminate; more casual is “tell the difference”.
Derived terms
- distinguished
- distinguishable
- distinguishing
- distinguishness
- undistinguishing
Related terms
- distinct
- distinction
- extinguish
Translations
Further reading
- distinguish in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- distinguish in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
distinguish From the web:
- what distinguishes atherosclerosis from arteriosclerosis
- what distinguishes mass from weight
- what distinguishes one element from another
- what distinguishes rainforests from temperate forests
- what distinguishes a substance from a mixture
- what distinguishes bacteria from archaea
- what distinguishes a neutral atom from an ion
- what distinguishes the savanna and grassland biomes
assume
English
Etymology
From Latin ass?m? (“accept, take”), from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + s?m? (“take up, assume”).
Pronunciation
- (UK, North America) IPA(key): /??sju?m/
- (UK)
- (US)
- (US, Canada) (yod dropping) IPA(key): /??su?m/
- (yod coalescence) IPA(key): /???u?m/
- (Nigeria) IPA(key): /??zu?m/
- Rhymes: -u?m
Verb
assume (third-person singular simple present assumes, present participle assuming, simple past and past participle assumed)
- To authenticate by means of belief; to surmise; to suppose to be true, especially without proof
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
- To take on a position, duty or form
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
- To adopt a feigned quality or manner; to claim without right; to arrogate
- a. 1809,Beilby Porteus, sermon
- ambition assuming the mask of religion.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:assume.
- a. 1809,Beilby Porteus, sermon
- To receive, adopt (a person)
- To adopt (an idea or cause)
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:suppose
Related terms
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “assume”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- Seamus, amuses
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.sym/
Verb
assume
- first-person singular present indicative of assumer
- third-person singular present indicative of assumer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of assumer
- second-person singular imperative of assumer
Anagrams
- amuses, amusés, massue, muasse, suâmes, usâmes
Italian
Verb
assume
- third-person singular present indicative of assumere
Latin
Verb
ass?me
- second-person singular present active imperative of ass?m?
Portuguese
Verb
assume
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of assumir
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of assumir
assume From the web:
- what assume mean
- what assumes constant pressure
- what assumed valli the most
- what assumes constant kd and ke
- what does assume mean
- what is a assume
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