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distinguir

/distinˈɡiɾ/

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verb/distinˈɡiɾ/

to distinguish, discern; to differentiate, set apart; to make out, manage to see, hear etc.; to stand out, be distinguishable or differentiable, to distinguish oneself

La ciencia innata del Perspicaz no tiene nada de diabólico; antes por el contrario, parece que proviene de Dios, que ha querido distinguirlo, premiando acaso en él la virtud de los padres.

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *stengʷ- Proto-Indo-European *sténgʷeti Proto-Italic *stengʷō Latin stinguō Latin distinguerebor. Spanish distinguir Borrowed from Latin distinguere.