Verb differentiate has 6 senses
  1. distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
    --1 is one way to identify, place
    Derived forms: noun difference2, noun difference1, noun differentiation1, noun differentiator1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
  2. distinguish, mark, differentiate - be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him form his peers"
    --2 is one way to qualify, characterize, characterise
    Derived forms: noun difference2, noun difference1, noun differentiation1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  3. differentiate - calculate a derivative; take the derivative
    --3 is one way to
    calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
    Antonyms: integrate
    Derived form: noun differentiation2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    => Somebody ----s
  4. differentiate - become different during development; "cells differentiate"
    --4 is one way to
    develop
    Antonyms: dedifferentiate
    Derived forms: noun difference4, noun difference1, noun differentiation3
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  5. speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise - evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
    --5 is one way to evolve
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  6. differentiate - become distinct and acquire a different character
    --6 is one way to
    dissimilate
    Derived forms: noun difference4, noun difference2, noun difference1, noun differentiation1
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
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