Dictionary entry details
• DIFFERENTIATE (verb)
Meaning:
Mark as different
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
secernate; secern; distinguish; differentiate; severalise; severalize; tell apart; separate; tell
Context example:
We distinguish several kinds of maple
Hypernyms (to "differentiate" is one way to...):
identify; place (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something)
"Differentiate" entails doing...:
compare (examine and note the similarities or differences of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "differentiate"):
know (be able to distinguish, recognize as being different)
stratify (divide society into social classes or castes)
discriminate; separate; single out (treat differently on the basis of sex or race)
demarcate (separate clearly and as if by boundaries)
decouple; dissociate (regard as unconnected)
contradistinguish (distinguish by contrasting qualities)
severalise; severalize (distinguish or separate)
contrast (put in opposition to show or emphasize differences)
individualise; individualize (make or mark or treat as individual)
sex (tell the sex (of young chickens))
label (distinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom)
label (distinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions)
discriminate; know apart (recognize or perceive the difference)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something from somebody
Meaning:
Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
differentiate; distinguish; mark
Context example:
His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Hypernyms (to "differentiate" is one way to...):
characterise; characterize; qualify (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "differentiate"):
characterise; characterize (be characteristic of)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Calculate a derivative; take the derivative
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "differentiate" is one way to...):
calculate; cipher; compute; cypher; figure; reckon; work out (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Antonym:
integrate (calculate the integral of; calculate by integration)
Meaning:
Become different during development
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
cells differentiate
Hypernyms (to "differentiate" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Antonym:
dedifferentiate (lose specialization in form or function)
Meaning:
Evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
speciate; differentiate; specialise; specialize
Hypernyms (to "differentiate" is one way to...):
evolve (undergo development or evolution)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Become distinct and acquire a different character
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "differentiate" is one way to...):
dissimilate (become dissimilar or less similar)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
