distinguish

(v) mark as different
- We distinguish several kinds of maple
differentiate, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell,
(v) detect with the senses
- The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards
- I can't make out the faces in this photograph
discern, make out, tell apart, pick out, spot, recognise, recognize,
(v) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
- His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
differentiate, mark,
(v) make conspicuous or noteworthy signalise, signalize,
(v) identify as in botany or biology, for example key, key out, describe, identify, name, discover,

differentiate secern secernate severalise severalize tell apart separate tell discern make out pick out spot recognise recognize mark signalise signalize key key out describe identify name discover