predistinguishv.

Brit.

/ˌpriːdᵻˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/, U.S.

/ˌpridəˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, distinguish v.

Etymology: < pre- prefix + distinguish v. Compare post-classical Latin predistinguere to predetermine (Vetus Latina), to distinguish or make distinct before (a1186, c1230 in British sources). Compare earlier predistinguished adj.

Now rare.

transitive. To distinguish beforehand. Also occasionally: to distinguish above all others.

ΚΠ

1817 S. T. Coleridge Blessed are ye that Sow 19 How shall the Law predistinguish the ominous screech owl.., from the auspicious and friendly birds of Warning?

1881 W. Carleton Farm Festivals 105 Your voice was voluminous, rather than rich, And not predistinguished for accurate pitch.

1998 Whole Earth (Nexis) 22 Dec. 2 No common factors, for example, have been found to pre-distinguish susceptibles from non-susceptibles.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	predistinguish
释义	predistinguishv. Brit. /ˌpriːdᵻˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/, U.S. /ˌpridəˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pre- prefix, distinguish v. Etymology: < pre- prefix + distinguish v. Compare post-classical Latin predistinguere to predetermine (Vetus Latina), to distinguish or make distinct before (a1186, c1230 in British sources). Compare earlier predistinguished adj. Now rare. transitive. To distinguish beforehand. Also occasionally: to distinguish above all others. ΚΠ 1817 S. T. Coleridge Blessed are ye that Sow 19 How shall the Law predistinguish the ominous screech owl.., from the auspicious and friendly birds of Warning? 1881 W. Carleton Farm Festivals 105 Your voice was voluminous, rather than rich, And not predistinguished for accurate pitch. 1998 Whole Earth (Nexis) 22 Dec. 2 No common factors, for example, have been found to pre-distinguish susceptibles from non-susceptibles. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1817
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