Open English Wordnet
Verbs
(v)distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apartmark as different“We distinguish several kinds of maple”
(v)distinguish, mark, differentiatebe a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense“His modesty distinguishes him from his peers”
(v)speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialiseevolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment