Contradistinguish (Verb)
Meaning
Distinguish by contrasting qualities.
Classification
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.
Examples
- Scientists attempted to contradistinguish the effects of global warming on polar bears from the dwindling numbers of penguins in Antarctica.
- To better comprehend the two literary movements, the scholars sought to contradistinguish Romanticism from Realism through an in-depth analysis of their key works.
- Art historians took great pains to contradistinguish the similarities between Monet and Renoir, highlighting instead the distinct characteristics of each French impressionist.
- The marketing team focused on developing a new brand identity that would contradistinguish their product from that of their major competitor.
- Linguists working on the dictionary aimed to contradistinguish connotations associated with synonymous words to clarify subtleties of expression.