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counterdistinguish

counterdistinguish verb: synonym of contradistinguish.

Verb

counterdistinguish (third-person singular simple present counterdistinguishes, present participle counterdistinguishing, simple past and past participle counterdistinguished)

  1. Synonym of contradistinguish.

Synonyms of counterdistinguish

Forms of counterdistinguish

third-person singular presentcounterdistinguishes
present participlecounterdistinguishing
past participlecounterdistinguished
pastcounterdistinguished

Origin of counterdistinguish

From counter- + distinguish.

Questions about counterdistinguish

What does counterdistinguish mean?
Counterdistinguish means synonym of contradistinguish.
What part of speech is counterdistinguish?
Counterdistinguish is a verb.
What is the past tense of counterdistinguish?
The past tense of counterdistinguish is counterdistinguished.

Words near counterdistinguish in the dictionary

  1. counterdispute
  2. counterdisputes
  3. counterdistinction
  4. counterdistinctions
  5. counterdistinctive
  6. counterdistinguish
  7. counterdistinguished
  8. counterdistinguishes
  9. counterdistinguishing
  10. counterdistortion
  11. counterdistortions

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