Difference between Separates and Distinguish

SEPARATES vs DISTINGUISH: NOUN

A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments
A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Plural form of separate.

Mark as different
Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Detect with the senses
Make conspicuous or noteworthy
Identify as in botany or biology, for example
To see someone or something as different from others.
To see someone or something clearly or distinctly.
To make one's self noticeably different or better from others through accomplishments.

To perceive as being different or distinct.
To perceive distinctly; discern.
To demonstrate or describe as being different or distinct.
To cause (oneself) to be respected or eminent.
To perceive or indicate differences; discriminate.
To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to exercise discrimination; -- with between.
To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self or itself discernible.
To be an identifying characteristic of; make noticeable or different.

Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to mark off by some characteristic.
To separate by definition of terms or logical division of a subject with regard to difference.
To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything) from other things with which it might be confounded.
To constitute a difference; to make to differ.
To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by or for.

To mark or note in a way to indicate difference; mark as distinct or different; characterize; indicate the difference of.
To recognize as different or distinct from what is contiguous or similar; perceive or discover the differences or characteristic marks or qualities of; recognize by some distinctive mark; know or ascertain difference in through the senses or the understanding; perceive or make out.
Hence To establish, state, or explain a difference or the differences between two or more things; separate by classification or definition; discriminate; set off or apart.
To discern critically; judge.
To separate from others by some mark of honor or preference; treat with distinction or honor; make eminent or superior; give distinction to.
To make a distinction; find or show a difference: followed by between.
To become distinct or distinguishable; become differentiated.
Sometimes in a very positive sense

Distinguish, Freestanding, Disjoint, Single, Segregated, Differentiate, Divide, Apart, Isolated, Individual, Unconnected, Discrete, Split, Divided, Distinct

Secern, Pick out, Key out, Key, Mark, Name, Signalize, Separate, Tell, Discover, Describe, Recognize, Identify, Discern, Differentiate

Distinguish, Freestanding, Disjoint, Single, Segregated, Differentiate, Divide, Apart, Isolated, Individual, Unconnected, Discrete, Split, Divided, Distinct

Tell apart, Severalize, Secern, Key, Mark, Name, Signalize, Separate, Tell, Discover, Describe, Recognize, Identify, Discern, Differentiate

Connecticut River that separates Vermont and New Hampshire.
The definition separates tragedy from other poetic forms.
The auto diff separates bands and immature granulocytes.
Stratification separates a body of water into layers.
Text argument separates continued endnotes from the document.
The aortic valve separates the left ventricle from the aorta, while the pulmonary valve separates the right ventricle from the pulmonary artery.
The Atlantic separates North America from Europe and the Pacific separates North American from Asia.
The first division, meiosis I, separates homologous chromosomes, and the second division, meiosis II, separates chromatids.
The wall partly separates Palestinians from Israelis but in many places it separates Palestinians from Palestinians.
BAR LINE Separates measures DOUBLE BAR LINE Separates parts within a piece of music.