| (v. t.) | Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic. | |
| (v. t.) | To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish sounds into high and low. | |
| (v. t.) | To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded; as, to distinguish the sound of a drum. | |
| (v. t.) | To constitute a difference; to make to differ. | |
| (v. t.) | To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for. | |
| (v. i.) | To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but differing in principle. | |
| (v. i.) | To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible. |
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