vt,vi 1 ~ from pambanua, bainisha, weka mbali. 2 tofautisha ~between two things tofautisha vitu viwili. 3 (perceive) ona, tambua. 4 oneself jipatia sifa he greatly ~ed himself alijipatia sifa bora. distinguishableadj -a kutambulikana; -a kuonekana dhahiri. distinguishedadj maarufu, -a heshima, mashuhuri, bora look~ed onekana mtu wa heshima.