Associations to the word «Differentiate»

Wiktionary

DIFFERENTIATE, verb. (transitive) To show, or be the distinction between two things.
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. (intransitive) To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To modify, or be modified.
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. (transitive) (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. (transitive) (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. (intransitive) (biology) To produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions by a process of development called differentiation.

Dictionary definition

DIFFERENTIATE, verb. Mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple".
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers".
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. Calculate a derivative; take the derivative.
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. Become different during development; "cells differentiate".
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. Evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment.
DIFFERENTIATE, verb. Become distinct and acquire a different character.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats