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Search phrase: distinguish

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CymbelineCym I.iv.10Distinguish him from others, he did keepDistinguish him from others, he did keepe
CymbelineCym I.vii.34Of sea and land, which can distinguish 'twixtOf Sea and Land, which can distinguish 'twixt
HamletHam III.ii.74And could of men distinguish her election,And could of men distinguish, her election
Henry VI Part 22H6 II.i.127name the several colours we do wear. Sight may distinguishname the seuerall Colours we doe weare. / Sight may distinguish
King LearKL IV.vi.211.1Which can distinguish sound.which can distinguish sound.
OthelloOth I.iii.309times seven years, and since I could distinguish betwixttimes seuen yeares, and since I could distinguish betwixt
Richard IIR2 II.ii.20Distinguish form. So your sweet majesty,Distinguish forme: so your sweet Maiestie
Richard IIIR3 III.i.9Nor more can you distinguish of a manNo more can you distinguish of a man,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.103That ruder tongues distinguish villager;That ruder Tongues distinguish villager,
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.ii.54Cannot distinguish, but must cry for both!Cannot distinguish, but must crie for both.

Poems

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.1785 That no man could distinguish what he said. That no man could distinguish what he said.

Glossary

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decipherdistinguish, make out
denotemark out, single out, distinguish
discerndistinguish, make a difference between
discoverrecognize, distinguish, discern
distinguishcall, describe as, dub
distinguishdiscriminate, decide between
distinguishdiscern, make out, show distinctly
dividedistinguish the qualities, list the attributes [of someone]
partdistinguish between, differentiate
singuleset apart, distinguish

Thesaurus

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distinguishdenote
distinguishdecipher
distinguishdiscern
distinguishdiscover
distinguishsingule
distinguishpart
distinguish qualitiesdivide
qualities, distinguishdivide

Themes and Topics

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What and what... the and - ‘what if’ the examples below distinguish uses of the compound forms as adjective ...

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