have the distinction vs distinguish

have the distinction and distinguish both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
have the distinction	No	No	Yes	No
distinguish	No	No	Yes	No

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

have the distinction: be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic
distinguish: mark as different

Other hypernyms of have the distinction include differentiate, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

have the distinction (verb)	distinguish (verb)
be distinguished from others of a similar type by virtue of a notable characteristic	mark as different
	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

have the distinction vs distinguish

have the distinction and distinguish both are verbs.

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