differentiate
differentiate is a 13-letter English word with 10 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- transitive verb. To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize.
- transitive verb. To express the specific difference of; to describe the properties of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from another of the same class; to discriminate.
- transitive verb. To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic expression, or an equation.
- intransitive verb. To acquire a distinct and separate character.
- verb. become distinct and acquire a different character
- verb. evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
- verb. become different during development
"cells differentiate"
- verb. calculate a derivative; take the derivative
- verb. mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
- verb. be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
Synonyms
specialise, specialize, speciate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, mark
Common word forms
differentiated, differentiates, differentiating
Words from these letters
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