DIFFERENTIATE
WORD OF THE WEEK
DIFFERENTIATE ( DIFERENCIAR )
: to make (someone or something) different in some way
: to see or state the difference or differences between two or more things
FULL DEFINITION OF DIFFERENTIATE
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 differential characteristics in
4: to cause differentiation of in the course of development
5: to express the specific distinguishing quality of : discriminate
intransitive verb
1: to recognize or give expression to a difference
2: to become distinct or different in character
3: to undergo differentiation
EXAMPLES OF DIFFERENTIATE
- The only thing that differentiates the twins is the color of their eyes.
- it was hard at first to differentiate between the two styles of music.
RELATED TO DIFFERENTIATE
Antonyms confuse, mistake, mix (up)
Related Words contradistinguish; comprehend, grasp, know, understand; divide, part, sever; demarcate, mark (off), set off
Near Antonyms confound, lump (together), mingle