Word: contradistinguish
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: con
tra
dis
tin
guish
Definition: To distinguish things by contrasting their different qualities.
Morphemes:
Affix: contra-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: against
Etymology Compounds: Affix: contra
Language: la
Decoded: contra
Meaning: against
Affix: distinguish
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: dis-
Language: la
Decoded: dis-
Meaning: apart
Affix: stinguere
Language: la
Decoded: stinguere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I put out, extinguish.