differentiate+(verb)

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• differentiate — ► VERB 1) recognize or identify as different; distinguish. 2) cause to appear different or distinct. 3) Mathematics transform (a function) into its derivative. DERIVATIVES differentiation noun differentiator noun …   English terms dictionary

• differentiate — dif‧fe‧ren‧ti‧ate [ˌdɪfəˈrenʆieɪt] verb [transitive] MARKETING when a company differentiates its products, it shows how they are different from each other and from competing products, for example in its advertising. This is done to show buyers… …   Financial and business terms

• differentiate — verb 1 (I, T) to recognize or express the difference between things or people (+ between): The reviews don t even differentiate between good books and bad books. | differentiate sb/sth from: It s sometimes hard to differentiate one sample from… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• differentiate — verb ADVERB ▪ clearly VERB + DIFFERENTIATE ▪ be important to ▪ be easy to, be possible to ▪ be difficult to …   Collocations dictionary

• differentiate — I verb characterize, classify, contrast, demarcate, discern between, discriminate, distinguish, diversify, draw the line, exercise discrimination, make a distinction, make distinctive, mark off by differences, mark out, particularize, perceive… …   Law dictionary

• differentiate — (v.) 1816, from M.L. differentiatus, pp. of differentiare, from L. differentia (see DIFFERENCE (Cf. difference)). Originally a mathematical term; transitive and non technical sense of discriminate between is from 1876. Earlier, difference had… …   Etymology dictionary

• differentiate — verb 1) he was unable to differentiate between fantasy and reality Syn: distinguish, discriminate, make/draw a distinction, tell the difference, tell apart See note at distinguish 2) this differentiates their business from all other booksellers… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• differentiate — verb ( ated; ating) Date: 1816 transitive verb 1. to obtain the mathematical derivative of 2. to mark or show a difference in ; constitute a difference that distinguishes 3. to develop …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• differentiate — verb /dɪf.əˈrɛn.tʃi.eɪt,ˌdɪ.fəˈrɛnt.ʃi.eɪt/ a) To show, or be the distinction between two things. b) To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate. See Also: differ, difference …   Wiktionary

• differentiate — [[t]dɪ̱fəre̱nʃieɪt[/t]] differentiates, differentiating, differentiated 1) VERB If you differentiate between things or you differentiate one thing from another, you recognize or show the difference between them. [V between pl n] A child may not… …   English dictionary

• differentiate */ — UK [ˌdɪfəˈrenʃɪeɪt] / US [ˌdɪfəˈrenʃɪˌeɪt] verb Word forms differentiate : present tense I/you/we/they differentiate he/she/it differentiates present participle differentiating past tense differentiated past participle differentiated 1)… …   English dictionary