| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty: descry, discern, make out, pick out, spot. See SEE. 2. To cause to be eminent or recognized: elevate, ennoble, exalt, honor, signalize. See RESPECT. 3. To make noticeable or different: characterize, differentiate, discriminate, individualize, mark, set apart, signalize, singularize. See SAME. 4. To recognize as being different: differentiate, discern, discriminate, know, separate, tell. See SAME. 5. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, detect, discern, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see. See KNOWLEDGE, SEE.
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