Definition of differentiate

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Definition of differentiate

  • evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. specialise
    2. specialize
    3. speciate
  • mark as different (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. distinguish
    2. secern
    3. secernate
    4. separate
    5. severalise
    6. severalize
    7. tell
    8. tell apart
  • be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. distinguish
    2. mark
  • become different during development (verb)

    Examples

    1. cells differentiate
  • become distinct and acquire a different character (verb)
  • calculate a derivative; take the derivative (verb)

See definition of differentiate in Merriam Webster