identify vs distinguish

identify and distinguish both are verbs.

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

As verbs, distinguish is a hyponym of identify; that is, distinguish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than identify:

identify: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
distinguish: mark as different

Other hyponyms of identify include differentiate, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

As verbs, identify and distinguish are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of identify include describe, discover, key, key out, name.

identify (verb)	distinguish (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	mark as different
identify as in botany or biology, for example	identify as in botany or biology, for example
consider to be equal or the same	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
conceive of as united or associated	make conspicuous or noteworthy
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else	detect with the senses
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property