to make sb/sth seem different from other people or things :
Each of London's districts had a distinct character that marked it off from its neighbours.
to make sb/sth seem different from other people or things :
Each of London's districts had a distinct character that marked it off from its neighbours.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005