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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.
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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Undifferentiated
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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
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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Word Origin & History
undifferentiated
1862, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of differentiate (see difference).
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undifferentiated un·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed (ŭn'dĭf-ə-rěn'shē-ā'tĭd)
adj.
Having no special structure or function; primitive; embryonic.
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