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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
differentiates, differentiating, differentiated |
| definition 1: |
to perceive differences or distinctions between.
Some people cannot differentiate blue and green.For the exam in music, we had to differentiate the styles of various composers.- synonyms:
- discriminate, distinguish, tell, tell apart
- antonyms:
- confuse
- similar words:
- contrast, demarcate, separate
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| definition 2: |
to indicate or constitute a difference between.
The birds look quite similar, but markings on their heads differentiate them.- similar words:
- characterize, define, distinguish, mark
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| definition 3: |
to cause to become different or distinct, esp. by changing.
He differentiated himself from his twin brother by developing his skills as a skier.- synonyms:
- distinguish
- similar words:
- demarcate, separate
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| related words: |
compare, distinguish, feature, sort |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to observe or mark differences.
He could not differentiate between the French wine and the Italian wine.- synonyms:
- discriminate, distinguish
- similar words:
- discern
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| definition 2: |
to become distinct or different from something else.
The turtles of this species differentiated, as they evolved on two separate islands.- synonyms:
- alter, change
- similar words:
- adapt, metamorphose, modify, vary
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| definition 3: |
of cells or tissue, to become more specialized in function.
What triggers the cells to begin to differentiate?- similar words:
- change, develop, specialize
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