demarcate vs distinguish

demarcate and distinguish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
demarcate	No	No	Yes	No
distinguish	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, distinguish is a hypernym of demarcate; that is, distinguish is a word with a broader meaning than demarcate:

Other hypernyms of demarcate include differentiate, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

demarcate (verb)	distinguish (verb)
set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something	mark as different
separate clearly, as if by boundaries	identify as in botany or biology, for example
	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
	make conspicuous or noteworthy
	detect with the senses