individualize vs distinguish

individualize and distinguish both are verbs.

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

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

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

individualize (verb)	distinguish (verb)
make personal or more personal	mark as different
make or mark or treat as individual	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