have the distinction vs secern

have the distinction and secern both are verbs.

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

As verbs, secern is a hypernym of have the distinction; that is, secern 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
secern: mark as different

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

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