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American Heritage Dictionary:

dif·fer·en·ti·ate

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(dĭf'ə-rĕn'shē-āt') pronunciation

v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.

v.tr.
  1. To constitute the distinction between: subspecies that are differentiated by the markings on their wings.
  2. To perceive or show the difference in or between; discriminate.
  3. To make different by alteration or modification.
  4. Mathematics. To calculate the derivative or differential of (a function).
v.intr.
  1. To become distinct or specialized; acquire a different character.
  2. To make distinctions; discriminate.
  3. Biology. To undergo differentiation.

Roget's Thesaurus:

differentiate

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v

Definition: change; make different
Antonyms: allow, leave

v

Definition: make a distinction
Antonyms: associate, confuse, connect, group, link, mix up

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Translations:

Differentiate

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - adskille, udgøre forskel mellem, skelne mellem, differentiere, udvikle forskelligheder i
v. intr. - differentiere, skelne, udvikle forskelligheder

idioms:

  • differentiate between    differentiere mellem

Nederlands (Dutch)
onderscheid/ verschil maken, (zich) onderscheiden, differentiëren

Français (French)
v. tr. - différencier, distinguer de, (Math) calculer la différentielle de
v. intr. - faire la différence/la distinction entre

idioms:

  • differentiate between    faire la différence entre

Deutsch (German)
v. - differenzieren, unterscheiden, einen Unterschied machen

idioms:

  • differentiate between    differenzieren zwischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαφοροποιώ, ξεχωρίζω, διαφορίζω

idioms:

  • differentiate between    αντιδιαστέλλω μεταξύ, κάνω διακρίσεις μεταξύ

Italiano (Italian)
differenziare

idioms:

  • differentiate between    differenziare fra
  • differentiate from    differenziare da

Português (Portuguese)
v. - diferenciar

idioms:

  • differentiate between    diferenciar entre
  • differentiate from    diferenciar de

Русский (Russian)
различать, дифференцировать

idioms:

  • differentiate between    отличать
  • differentiate from    отличаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - diferenciar, distinguir, cambiar, alterar
v. intr. - diferenciar, distinguir

idioms:

  • differentiate between    distinguir entre

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skilja sig, särskilja

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
使有差异, 区别, 区分, 构成...间的差别, 鉴别, 区别对待, 分化

idioms:

  • differentiate between    把...和...区别开

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使有差異, 區別, 區分, 構成...間的差別, 鑒別
v. intr. - 區別, 區分, 區別對待, 鑒別, 分化

idioms:

  • differentiate between    把...和...區別開

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 구별하다, 특색 있게 하다, 미분하다
v. intr. - 차이가 생기다, 특색화 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 区別する, 差別する, 微分する

idioms:

  • differentiate between    区別がつく
  • differentiate from    区別する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفرق أو يمييز‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבחין, היפלה, הבדיל, הפך פונקציה לנגזרת ממנה (מתמטיקה)‬
v. intr. - ‮הבחין, השתנה, הבדיל‬


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