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contradistinguish

/ˌkɒn.trə.dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/

Übersetzung: Verb, das bedeutet, zwei Dinge dadurch zu unterscheiden, dass man sie einander gegenüberstellt.

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verb

/ˌkɒn.trə.dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/C2formalveraltet
  • deVerb, das bedeutet, zwei Dinge dadurch zu unterscheiden, dass man sie einander gegenüberstellt.

A verb meaning to distinguish or differentiate between two things by contrasting them.

  1. Distinguish by contrasting qualitiesC2formal

    To differentiate or set apart by noting the opposite or contrasting characteristics.

    deNach gegensätzlichen Eigenschaften unterscheiden

    • The philosopher sought to contradistinguish virtue from vice.
    • In the lecture, the professor contradistinguished modern art from classical art.
    • It is important to contradistinguish the two theories to understand their differences.

    Synonymecontrastdemarcatedifferentiatediscriminatedistinguishseparateset apart

    Antonymeconflateconfuse

Formen
  • contradistinguished past participle
  • contradistinguished past simple
  • contradistinguishing present participle
  • contradistinguishes third person singular