- present tense form of distinguish (3rd person singular).
distinguishes
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"When bacteria need something to grow, say an amino acid, they can get it in two ways," explained Mobley, who is the Frederick G. Novy Distinguishes Professor of Microbiology and Immunology.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
No cloud, no relique of the sunken day Distinguishes the West, no long thin slip Of sullen Light, no obscure trembling hues.
From Lyrical Ballads 1798 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
Distinguishes between the empirical and the rational mode of treating Ethics.
From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander
Thus do I fix a shaft That shall discern between an impious demon And a good Bráhman; bearing death to thee, To him deliverance—even as the swan Distinguishes the milk from worthless water.
From Hindu literature : Comprising The Book of good counsels, Nala and Damayanti, The Ramayana, and Sakoontala by Arnold, Edwin, Sir
Well may the man thy favor above all Distinguishes pursue a daring course To do his duty!
From Mary Stuart by Schiller, Friedrich
