English verb: differentiate | |||
1. | differentiate (cognition) mark as different | ||
Samples | We distinguish several kinds of maple. | ||
Synonyms | distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | identify, place | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | contradistinguish, contrast, decouple, demarcate, discriminate, discriminate, dissociate, individualise, individualize, know, know apart, label, label, separate, severalise, severalize, sex, single out, stratify | ||
Entail | compare | ||
2. | differentiate (cognition) be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense | ||
Samples | His modesty distinguishes him from his peers. | ||
Synonyms | distinguish, mark | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | characterise, characterize, qualify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | characterise, characterize | ||
Verb group | mark | ||
3. | differentiate (cognition) calculate a derivative; take the derivative | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
Antonyms | integrate | ||
4. | differentiate (change) become different during development | ||
Samples | Cells differentiate. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | develop | ||
Antonyms | dedifferentiate | ||
5. | differentiate (change) evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | ||
Synonyms | specialise, specialize, speciate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evolve | ||
6. | differentiate (change) become distinct and acquire a different character | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dissimilate | ||