contradistinguish verb trans. [kɒntrǝdɪ'stɪŋgwɪʃ] E17.[from CONTRA- + DISTINGUISH verb. Cf. COUNTERDISTINGUISH.]Distinguish (
from or
to another) by contrast or opposition.
■ T. Jefferson When the common law and statute law began to be contra-distinguished. ■ Coleridge Doctrines..which contra-distinguish the religion as Christian. ■ M. Arnold The development which contradistinguishes the Hellene from the barbarian. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲