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Meaning of 'differentiate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Differentiate [ v. i.]
- To acquire a distinct and separate character.
2 . Differentiate [ v. t.]
- 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.
- 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.
- To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation.

Meaning of 'differentiate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . differentiate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- become different during development
Example in sentence:
  • cells differentiate
Meaning (2):
- be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Example in sentence:
  • His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Meaning (3):
- mark as different
Example in sentence:
  • We distinguish several kinds of maple

Nearby Words:

diffame diffarreation differ differed difference differenced differencing different differentia differentiae

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