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Synonyms for differentiate

Grammar : Verb
Spell : dif-uh-ren-shee-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ˌdɪf əˈrɛn ʃiˌeɪt

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Définition of differentiate

Origin :
  • 1816, from Medieval Latin differentiatus, past participle of differentiare, from Latin differentia (see difference).
  • Originally a mathematical term; transitive and non-technical sense of "discriminate between" is from 1876. Earlier, difference had been used as a verb in this sense. Related: Differentiated; differentiating; differentiation.
  • verb make a distinction
  • verb change; make different
Example sentences :
  • That the dog-germ should seek to get hold of, and differentiate them, we can well understand.
  • Extract from : « Life: Its True Genesis » by R. W. Wright
  • And no one—not one of all these people could differentiate him?
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • Conscientiously, sir, I don't know how to differentiate him.
  • Extract from : « Justice (Second Series Plays) » by John Galsworthy
  • That, however, is apt to differentiate city from city, and even land from land.
  • Extract from : « Desert Dust » by Edwin L. Sabin
  • All that we can expect is to be able to differentiate them from their neighbours.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 » by Various
  • More than any other feature, they differentiate and distinguish the Yosemite.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
  • It is not so easy to differentiate the two canyons of the Kings.
  • Extract from : « The Book of the National Parks » by Robert Sterling Yard
  • It is not difficult, of course, to differentiate the personal from the impersonal.
  • Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten
  • For the session of 1872-3 the almanac does not differentiate.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various
  • For the session of 1882-3 the almanac does not differentiate.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various

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