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Verb: contradistinguish  `kóntrudi'stinggwish
  1. Distinguish by contrasting qualities

Derived forms: contradistinguishes, contradistinguishing, contradistinguished

See also: contradistinction

Type of: differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise [Brit], severalize, tell, tell apart

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