- 1[intransitive, transitive] to recognize or show that two things are not the same synonym distinguish differentiate (between) A and B It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties. differentiate A (from B) I can't differentiate one variety from another. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbclearly verb + differentiatebe important to, be easy to, be possible to, … prepositionbetween, from See full entry
- 2[transitive] differentiate something (from something) to be the particular thing that shows that things or people are not the same synonym distinguish The male's yellow beak differentiates it from the female. Oxford Collocations Dictionary adverbclearly verb + differentiatebe important to, be easy to, be possible to, … prepositionbetween, from See full entry
- 3[intransitive] differentiate between A and B to treat people or things in a different way, especially in an unfair way synonym discriminate Word Originearly 19th cent.: from medieval Latin differentiat- ‘carried away from’, from the verb differentiare, from differentia from different- ‘carrying away’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.Extra examples features which clearly differentiate this product from other similar ones Birds are able to differentiate colours. I can’t differentiate one variety from another. She can just differentiate between light and dark. Teachers should differentiate clearly between different kinds of correction. The male’s yellow beak differentiates it from the female.
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BrE BrE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they differentiate BrE BrE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt//
he / she / it differentiates BrE BrE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts//
past simple differentiated BrE BrE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd//
past participle differentiated BrE BrE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd//
-ing form differentiating BrE BrE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ//; NAmE NAmE//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ//
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