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verb (used with object)
1.
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
2.
to change; alter.
3.
to perceive the difference in or between.
4.
to make different by modification, as a biological species.
5.
Mathematics. to obtain the differential or the derivative of.
verb (used without object)
6.
to become unlike or dissimilar; change in character.
7.
to make a distinction.
8.
Biology. (of cells or tissues) to change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
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Differentiate
is always a great word to know.
So is divisible. Does it mean:
| the smallest number that is a common multiple of a given set of numbers |
| capable of being evenly divided, without remainder |
Origin:
1810–20; < Medieval Latin differentiātus distinguished (past participle of differentiāre), equivalent to Latin different(ia) difference + -ātus -ate1
1810–20; < Medieval Latin differentiātus distinguished (past participle of differentiāre), equivalent to Latin different(ia) difference + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
in·ter·dif·fer·en·ti·ate, verb (used with object), -at·ed, -at·ing.
re·dif·fer·en·ti·ate, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
self-dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing, adjective
un·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, adjective
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- We see how people compartmentalize themselves and differentiate themselves from animals to express power, control and superiority.
- He could differentiate colors and shapes and knew more than 100 words.
- One of the challenges was to differentiate them all, give them all things to do and turn them into clear-cut characters.
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differentiate
1816, formed from different on model of Fr. différencier. Originally a mathematical term, trans. and non-technical sense of "discriminate between" is from 1876. Earlier, difference had been used as a verb in this sense. Related: Differentiated; differentiating; differentiation.
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