SINCE 1828
contradistinguish
verb
con·tra·dis·tin·guish
| \ ˌkän-trə-di-ˈstiŋ-gwish
\
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contradistinguished;
contradistinguishing;
contradistinguishes
Definition of contradistinguish
: to distinguish by contrasting qualities
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