identify vs severalize

identify and severalize both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

identify (verb)	severalize (verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something	mark as different
identify as in botany or biology, for example	distinguish or separate
consider to be equal or the same
conceive of as united or associated
consider (oneself) as similar to somebody else
give the name or identifying characteristics of; refer to by name or some other identifying characteristic property