Distinguish and Think

Distinguish

Distinguish verb - To understand or point out the difference in.

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Think and distinguish are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Think" instead a verb "Distinguish".

Think verb - To have as an opinion.

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Distinguish and think are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Distinguish" instead a verb "Think".

Nearby Word: thinking

person	distinguish person	think person
character	distinguish character	think character
man	distinguish man	think man
people	distinguish people	think people
Other words: word, idea, someone, series, evil, humans.

Think in Text: Kurtz makes liberal use of this to distinguish Mind Speech and similar unspoken thoughts from actual spoken dialogue.

Source: Literature / Deryni
They don't distinguish between pleasure and pain, and they don't think too hard about what they're doing in human terms.

Source: Blue And Orange Morality / Live-Action Films
Even after being taught to distinguish metaphors and idioms from normal conversation, they will still tend to think of the literal meaning before interpreting it, just as one would with a foreign language.

Source: Literal-Minded

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