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dif⋅fer⋅en⋅ti⋅ate

[dif-uh-ren-shee-eyt] verb, -at⋅ed, -at⋅ing.
–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.

Origin:
1810–20; < ML differentiātus distinguished (ptp. of differentiāre), equiv. to L different(ia) difference + -ātus -ate 1


1. set off. See distinguish. 3. separate.
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Word Origin & History

undifferentiated 
1862, from un- (1) "not" + pp. of differentiate (see difference).
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Main Entry: un·dif·fer·en·ti·at·ed
Pronunciation: -"dif-&-'ren-chE-"At-&d
Function: adjective
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Medical Dictionary

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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