severalise vs distinguish

severalise and distinguish both are verbs.

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

As verbs, severalise and distinguish are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

severalise (verb)	distinguish (verb)
mark as different	mark as different
distinguish or separate	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