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/dˌɪfərˈɛnʃiˌeɪt/ /dˌɪfərˈɛntʃiˌeɪt/ Listen

Differentiate

verb

Mark as different. Synonyms: distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense. Synonyms: distinguish, mark.

Calculate a derivative; take the derivative.

Become different during development.

Evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment. Synonyms: specialise, specialize, speciate.

Become distinct and acquire a different character.

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"Differentiate" Quotes from Famous Books

... older," Alice smiled, "you differentiate between good and good, and you see grades in evil, too. Everything isn't all good or all bad, like the heroes and the villains of the old plays. If Warren had done a 'hideously cruel' thing deliberately, that would be one thing; what ...

— The Heart of Rachael • Kathleen Norris

... institutions of a comparatively crude state of society, such as existed in Europe in the early middle ages, it is misleading if not impossible to differentiate to any great extent the various functions and kinds of power which were commonly centered in the same individual. Consequently the only safe way to give a clear idea of the position and the powers of the judex, is to give a description of the various offices to which judicial authority ...

— The Communes Of Lombardy From The VI. To The X. Century • William Klapp Williams

... that he could not afford it. Butter was low and he had too many other ways for using his money. I think it quite possible that my dreams gave me the best there was in Harpersfield anyway—a worthy aspiration is never lost. All these things differentiate me from ...

— My Boyhood • John Burroughs

... results; yet many mothers from the beginning make such a division between what they require of their boys and of their girls as to force this consciousness upon them. All kinds of work, then, should be allowed in the beginning, however it may differentiate later on, and little boys as well as little girls should be taught to take an interest in sewing, dish-washing, sweeping, dusting, and cooking—in all ...

— Study of Child Life • Marion Foster Washburne

... in this process is to establish a hierarchy of different types, models, and examples of Shock and Awe in order to identify the principal mechanisms, aims, and aspects that differentiate each model as unique or important. At this stage, historical examples are offered. However, in subsequent stages, a task will be to identify current and future examples to show the effects of Shock and Awe. From this identification, the next step in this methodology is to develop alternative ...

— Shock and Awe - Achieving Rapid Dominance • Harlan K. Ullman and James P. Wade

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