differentiate
[verb]
Synonyms:
- distinguish, contrast, discriminate, make a distinction, mark off, separate, set off or apart, tell apart
- make different, adapt, alter, change, convert, modify, transform

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Antonyms: confuse
Contrasted words: confound, mistake
Related Words: comprehend, understand

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

dif‧fe‧ren‧ti‧ate AC /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ verb
[Word Family: verb: differ, differentiate; noun: difference, differentiation; adverb: differently; adjective: different]

1. [intransitive and transitive] to recognize or express the difference between things or people Synonym : distinguish
differentiate between
It’s important to differentiate between fact and opinion.
differentiate something from something
It’s sometimes hard to differentiate one sample from another.

2. [transitive] to be the quality, feature etc that makes one thing or person clearly different from another Synonym : distinguish:
What differentiates these two periods of history?
differentiate something from something
Its unusual nesting habits differentiate this bird from others.

3. [intransitive] to behave differently towards someone or something, especially in an unfair way Synonym : discriminate
differentiate between
a policy which differentiates between men and women
—differentiation /ˌdɪfərenʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
socio-economic differentiation

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

differentiate
verb
ADV. clearly
VERB + DIFFERENTIATE be important to | be easy to, be possible to | be difficult to
PREP. between It is not always possible to differentiate between the two diseases.
from features which clearly differentiate this product from other similar ones

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