contraddistinguere
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From contra- + distinguere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
contraddistìnguere (first-person singular present contraddistìnguo, first-person singular past historic contraddistìnsi, past participle contraddistìnto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)
- to mark, to distinguish with a mark
- to characterize
- l'ha sempre contraddistinto uno spiccato ottimismo
- he has always been characterized by a particular optimism
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of contraddistìnguere (root-stressed -ere; irregular) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)