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    Words expressing similarity and difference
    

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Vocabulary
Verbs for describing difference:

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  contrast (contrasts, contrasting, contrasted) VERB If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things. ■ [+ with] She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis. ■ In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.
  
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  differ (differs, differing, differed)
  

VERB If two or more things differ, they are unlike each other in some way.

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  [+ from] The story he told police differed from the one he told his mother.
  
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  Management styles differ.
  

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  differentiate (differentiates, differentiating, differentiated)
  

VERB If you differentiate between things or if you differentiate one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them. ■ [+ between] A child may not differentiate between his imagination and the real world. ■ [+ from] At this age your baby cannot differentiate one person from another.

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  distinguish (distinguishes, distinguishing, distinguished)
  

VERB If you can distinguish one thing from another or distinguish between two things, you can see or understand how they are different. ■ [+ from] Asteroids are distinguished from meteorites in terms of their visibility. ■ [+ between] Research suggests that babies learn to see by distinguishing between areas of light and dark..

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  vary (varies, varying, varied)
  

VERB If things vary, they are different from each other in size, amount, or degree.

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  Assessment practices vary in different schools or colleges. ■ [+ from] The text varies from the earlier versions. ■ [V-ing] Different writers will prepare to varying degrees.
  

Verbs for describing similarity:

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  compare (compares, comparing, compared)
  

VERB When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them. ■ Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60. ■ [+ with] Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools? ■ [+ to] Note how smooth the skin of the upper arm is, then compare it to the skin on the elbow/.

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