DIFFERENTIATE

differentiate

(verb) become distinct and acquire a different character

speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise

(verb) evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

differentiate

(verb) become different during development; “cells differentiate”

differentiate

(verb) calculate a derivative; take the derivative

distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart

(verb) mark as different; “We distinguish several kinds of maple”

distinguish, mark, differentiate

(verb) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; “His modesty distinguishes him from his peers”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

differentiate (third-person singular simple present differentiates, present participle differentiating, simple past and past participle differentiated)

(transitive) To show, or be the distinction between two things.

(intransitive) To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.

(transitive, intransitive) To modify, or be modified.

(transitive, mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.

(transitive, mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.

(intransitive, biology) To produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions by a process of development called differentiation.

Synonyms

• (to show the distinction between things): differentialize; see also differentiate

• (to perceive the difference between things): differentialize; see also tell apart

• (to modify): change, transform; see also alter

Antonyms

• (to show the distinction between things): equate

• (to perceive the difference between things): mix up, muddle up

• (to modify): leave alone, preserve

Noun

differentiate (plural differentiates)

(geology) Something that has been differentiated or stratified.

Source: Wiktionary

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Dif`fer*en"ti*ate, v. t.

1. To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize. The word then was differentiated into the two forms then and than. Earle. Two or more of the forms assumed by the same original word become differentiated in signification. Dr. Murray.

2. To express the specific difference of; to describe the properties of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from another of the same class; to discriminate. Earle.

3. (Math.)

Definition: To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation.

Dif`fer*en"ti*ate, v. i. (Biol.)

Definition: To acquire a distinct and separate character. Huxley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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