differentiate
🇺🇸
/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/
🇬🇧
/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/
verb
C1
to see or show how two things are not the same
It can be hard to differentiate between these two similar types.
C1
to be the feature that makes things or people not the same
The color helps differentiate this bird from others.
C1
to treat people or things in different ways, often unfairly
Laws should not differentiate based on where someone is from.
R
to become or make more specialized as it grows
Cells differentiate to form various parts of the body.
translation
to see or show how two things are not the same; to be the feature that makes things or people not the same; to treat people or things in different ways, often unfairly; to become or make more specialized as it grows
Word Forms
3rd Present
differentiates
Past
differentiated
Perfect
differentiated
Progressive
differentiating