distinguish

verb

1. 1

   mark as different

   We distinguish several kinds of maple

2. 2

   be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

   His modesty distinguishes him from his peers

3. 3

   identify as in botany or biology, for example

4. 4

   make conspicuous or noteworthy

5. 5

   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