Verb: contradistinguish ,kón-tru-di'sting-gwish
Usage: archaic
Usage: archaic
- Distinguish by contrasting or opposite qualities
"The researcher contradistinguished between the control and test groups"
Derived forms: contradistinguished, contradistinguishes, contradistinguishing
Type of: differentiate, distinguish, secern [rare], separate, severalise [Brit, rare], severalize [rare], tell apart