severalise

• Verbe désuet signifiant distinguer ou établir une différence entre des choses ; rendre séparé ou distinct.

An obsolete verb meaning to distinguish or differentiate between things; to make separate or distinct.

1. Distinguish or separateC2formalbritish

   To recognize or treat as different; to differentiate between two or more things.

   distinguer

   • The researcher was able to severalise the two chemical compounds.
   • It is important to severalise fact from opinion in a debate.
   • The teacher helped the students severalise the main themes of the novel.

   Synonymesdifferentiatediscriminatedistinguishseparateset aparttell apart

   Antonymesconflateconfusemergeunify

2. Mark as differentC2formalbritish

   To make something distinct or set it apart from others.

   Distinguer comme différent

   • The unique pattern severalises this species from its relatives.
   • His accent severalised him from the other speakers.
   • The artist used color to severalise the foreground from the background.

   Synonymesdifferentiatediscriminatedistinguishmark offseparateset apartsingle out

   Antonymesassimilateconfusemergeunify