Distinguish
Distinguish verb - To understand or point out the difference in.
To describe and distinguish are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "To describe" with "Distinguish", this terms are similar.
Nearby Words: distinguishing, distinguishable
To describe
Distinguish and to describe are semantically related. You can use "Distinguish" instead a verb phrase "To describe".
Both terms in one sentence
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If your qualitative yardstick is based around an author's ability to describe distances, this may be a useful way to distinguish good print science fiction from bad print science fiction.
- Confusingly, these latter two names were also both previously used to describe Sauron's old master Morgoth, who by the time of Lord Of The Rings is instead referred to by names such as "the Prime Dark Lord" or "the Great Enemy" to distinguish him from Sauron.
Source: The Trope Without a Title -
Dead Set never uses the word zombie to describe its undead - writer Charlie Brooker wanted to distinguish it from more light-hearted zombie comedies like Shaun of the Dead where characters use the Z-word frequently.
Source: Not Using the "Z" Word
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