severalise vs tell apart

severalise and tell apart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
severalise	No	No	Yes	No
tell apart	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, severalise and tell apart are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

severalise (verb)	tell apart (verb)
mark as different	mark as different
distinguish or separate	detect with the senses