Synonyms: know apart, discriminate
Definition: recognize or perceive the difference
Similar words: tell, tell apart, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize
Definition: mark as different
Usage: We distinguish several kinds of maple
Synonyms: discriminate
Definition: distinguish
Usage: I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish
Similar words: tell apart, spot, pick out, recognise, recognize, make out, distinguish, discern
Definition: detect with the senses
Usage: The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards; I can't make out the faces in this photograph
Synonyms: discriminate, single out, separate
Definition: treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Similar words: tell, tell apart, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize
Definition: mark as different
Usage: We distinguish several kinds of maple