dissociate vs distinguish

dissociate and distinguish both are verbs.

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

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

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

dissociate (verb)	distinguish (verb)
to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms	mark as different
regard as unconnected	identify as in botany or biology, for example
part; cease or break association with	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
	make conspicuous or noteworthy
	detect with the senses