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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dif•fer•en•ti•ate /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃiˌeɪt/USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. - to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish:[~ + object + from + object]The chrome trim and tinted glass differentiate the high-price model from the standard one.
- to see, understand, recognize, or perceive the difference in or between: [~ + between]learned to differentiate between French and German wines.[~ + object + from + object]learned to differentiate a French wine from a German wine.
dif•fer•en•ti•a•tion /ˌdɪfəˌrɛnʃiˈeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dif•fer•en•ti•ate (dif′ə ren′shē āt′),USA pronunciation v., -at•ed, -at•ing. v.t. - to form or mark differently from other such things;
distinguish. - to change;
alter. - to perceive the difference in or between.
- to make different by modification, as a biological species.
- Mathematicsto obtain the differential or the derivative of.
v.i. - to become unlike or dissimilar;
change in character. - to make a distinction.
- [Biol.](of cells or tissues) to change from relatively generalized to specialized kinds, during development.
- Medieval Latin differentiātus distinguished (past participle of differentiāre), equivalent. to Latin different(ia) difference + -ātus -ate1
- 1810–20
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged set off. See distinguish.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged separate.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: differentiate /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃɪˌeɪt/ vb - (transitive) to serve to distinguish between
- when intr, often followed by between: to perceive, show, or make a difference (in or between); discriminate
- (intransitive) to become dissimilar or distinct
- to perform a differentiation on (a quantity, expression, etc)
- (intransitive) (of unspecialized cells, etc) to change during development to more specialized forms
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