contradistinguish

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to distinguish one thing from another by contrasting their different or opposite qualities

   Mill contradistinguishes practical judgment from abstract moral theory.

Formed in English from contra-, 'against or in contrast,' and distinguish. Distinguish comes through French from Latin distinguere, 'to separate or mark off.' The compound means to mark a distinction specifically through contrast.

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