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contradistinguish vs tell apart

tell apart vs contradistinguish

contradistinguish and tell apart both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
contradistinguish No No Yes No
tell apart No No Yes No
As verbs, tell apart is a hypernym of contradistinguish; that is, tell apart is a word with a broader meaning than contradistinguish:
  • contradistinguish: distinguish by contrasting qualities
  • tell apart: mark as different
Other hypernyms of contradistinguish include differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell.
contradistinguish (verb) tell apart (verb)
distinguish by contrasting qualities mark as different
detect with the senses
Difference between contradistinguish and tell apart

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