distinguish meaning
EN
[dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃ] [-ɪŋɡwɪʃ] 
US WDistinguish
- VerbSGdistinguishesPRdistinguishingPT, PPdistinguishedPREdis-SUF-ish
- To see someone or something as different from others.
- It had begun to take a leading place even in the days of the Ptolemies, and in scientific, as distinguished from purely literary work, it had assumed a position of primary importance early in the Christian era.
- To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
- To make oneself noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.
- VT OBS To make to differ.
- To see someone or something as different from others.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The English, of all classes, value themselves on this trait, as distinguishing them from the French, who, in the popular belief, are more polite than true.
- In dogs, AMH has been described to distinguish ovariohysterectomized from intact bitches [ 25 ].
- "Still, he looks very distinguished and venerable in his robes." "Oh Christ, is he an autocephalic archbishop?"
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "distinguish" is a verb, more specifically, a transitive verb.