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Definition of Tell apart
1. Verb. Detect with the senses. "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
Exact synonyms: Discern, Distinguish, Make Out, Pick Out, Recognise, Recognize, Spot
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Resolve, Discriminate
Derivative terms: Discernible, Discernible, Discernible, Discernment
Entails: Comprehend, Perceive
Specialized synonyms: Resolve, Discriminate
Derivative terms: Discernible, Discernible, Discernible, Discernment
2. Verb. Mark as different. "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
Exact synonyms: Differentiate, Distinguish, Secern, Secernate, Separate, Severalise, Severalize, Tell
Specialized synonyms: Know, Discriminate, Know Apart, Label, Label, Sex, Individualise, Individualize, Contrast, Severalise, Severalize, Contradistinguish, Decouple, Dissociate, Demarcate, Discriminate, Separate, Single Out, Stratify
Generic synonyms: Identify, Place
Entails: Compare
Derivative terms: Difference, Difference, Differentiation, Differentiator, Distinction
Specialized synonyms: Know, Discriminate, Know Apart, Label, Label, Sex, Individualise, Individualize, Contrast, Severalise, Severalize, Contradistinguish, Decouple, Dissociate, Demarcate, Discriminate, Separate, Single Out, Stratify
Generic synonyms: Identify, Place
Entails: Compare
Derivative terms: Difference, Difference, Differentiation, Differentiator, Distinction
Definition of Tell apart
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To be able to know the difference between things; to distinguish. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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