differentiate
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
to change; alter.
to perceive the difference in or between.
to make different by modification, as a biological species.
Mathematics. to obtain the differential or the derivative of.
to become unlike or dissimilar; change in character.
to make a distinction.
Biology. (of cells or tissues) to change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
Origin of differentiate
1synonym study For differentiate
Other words for differentiate
Other words from differentiate
- dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion, noun
- in·ter·dif·fer·en·ti·ate, verb (used with object), in·ter·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, in·ter·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing.
- re·dif·fer·en·ti·ate, verb, re·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, re·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing.
- self-dif·fer·en·ti·at·ing, adjective
- un·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed, adjective
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How to use differentiate in a sentence
We saw AOL dropping in 2002 until eventually they weren't differentiated enough to even care about.
Walmart’s Goodwill Tour: We Love Our Workers and America, Too | Winston Ross | June 29, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTCities and metropolitan areas are, by contrast, aligned and attuned to the differentiated nature of their economies.
“Grittiness is what differentiated it in from the beginning,” Henderson said.
‘True Blood’ Premiere: Is Sex the Only Reason We’re Still Watching? | Kevin Fallon | June 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThey also enjoy using easy identity categories, especially if they can be differentiated from each other.
George Zimmerman, Hispanics, and the Messy Nature of American Identity | Ilan Stavans | April 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAs Silver puts it, “his brand has become poorly differentiated from the other Republican contenders.”
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They are cells which have been highly differentiated for the purpose of carrying oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWhite corpuscles, or leukocytes, are less highly differentiated cells.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWhile the parasites are more easily found in stained preparations, the varieties are more easily differentiated in fresh blood.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddOutside the body the rhabditiform embryos develop into a free-living, sexually differentiated generation.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddWe understand that comic postcards may be differentiated from others by the word "Comic" plainly printed on the card.
British Dictionary definitions for differentiate
/ (ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪˌeɪt) /
(tr) to serve to distinguish between
(when intr, often foll by between) to perceive, show, or make a difference (in or between); discriminate
(intr) to become dissimilar or distinct
maths to perform a differentiation on (a quantity, expression, etc)
(intr) (of unspecialized cells, etc) to change during development to more specialized forms
Derived forms of differentiate
- differentiator, noun
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