Difference between Distinguish and Describe

DISTINGUISH vs DESCRIBE: VERB

Identify as in botany or biology, for example
Make conspicuous or noteworthy
Detect with the senses
Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Mark as different
To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
To make one's self noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
To see someone or something as different from others.

Give a description of
To give an account or representation of in words
Make a mark or lines on a surface
Identify as in botany or biology, for example
To represent in words.
(mathematics) To give rise to a geometrical structure.
(biology) To scientifically reveal a new species by technically explaining its characteristics and particularly how it differs from other species.

To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; -- with between.
To demonstrate or describe as being different or distinct.
To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible.
To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate.
To cause (oneself) to be respected or eminent.
To be an identifying characteristic of; make noticeable or different.
To perceive distinctly; discern.
To perceive as being different or distinct.

To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference.
To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded.
To constitute a difference; to make to differ.
To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for.
Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic.

To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off; to class.
To represent by words written or spoken; to give an account of; to make known to others by words or signs.
To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out
To trace the form or outline of.
To represent pictorially; depict.
To convey an idea or impression of; characterize.
To give an account of in speech or writing.

To mark or note in a way to indicate difference; mark as distinct or different; characterize; indicate the difference of.
Sometimes in a very positive sense
To become distinct or distinguishable; become differentiated.
To make a distinction; find or show a difference: followed by between.
To separate from others by some mark of honor or preference; treat with distinction or honor; make eminent or superior; give distinction to.
To discern critically; judge.
Hence To establish, state, or explain a difference or the differences between two or more things; separate by classification or definition; discriminate; set off or apart.
To recognize as different or distinct from what is contiguous or similar; perceive or discover the differences or characteristic marks or qualities of; recognize by some distinctive mark; know or ascertain difference in through the senses or the understanding; perceive or make out.

To delineate or mark the form or figure of; trace out; outline: as, to describe a circle with the compasses.
To form or trace by motion: as, a star describes an ellipse in the heavens.
To write down; inscribe.
To distribute into classes or divisions; divide for representation.
Synonyms Describe, Narrate, portray, explain. Describe applies primarily to what exists—space, and by extension to what occurs—time, but narrate applies only to the latter: as, to describe a view, a race, or a siege; to narrate an experience or a history. Describe implies often the vividness of personal observation; narrate is more applicable to long series of events. A single narrative may contain many descriptions of separate events.
To make descriptions; use the power of describing.
To represent orally or by writing; portray in words; give an account of: as, to describe a person or a scene; to describe a battle.

Secern, Pick out, Key out, Key, Mark, Name, Signalize, Separate, Tell, Discover, Describe, Recognize, Identify, Discern, Differentiate

Define, Characterize, Key out, Line, Report, Key, Draw, Name, Trace, Discover, Delineate, Outline, Distinguish, Identify, Depict

Tell apart, Severalize, Secern, Key, Mark, Name, Signalize, Separate, Tell, Discover, Describe, Recognize, Identify, Discern, Differentiate

Refer, Define, Characterize, Line, Report, Key, Draw, Name, Trace, Discover, Delineate, Outline, Distinguish, Identify, Depict

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