Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to differentiate
Participle: differentiated
Gerund: differentiating
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | differentiate |
| you | differentiate |
| he;she;it | differentiates |
| we | differentiate |
| you | differentiate |
| they | differentiate |
Perfect
| I | have differentiated |
| you | have differentiated |
| he;she;it | has differentiated |
| we | have differentiated |
| you | have differentiated |
| they | have differentiated |
Past
| I | differentiated |
| you | differentiated |
| he;she;it | differentiated |
| we | differentiated |
| you | differentiated |
| they | differentiated |
Pluperfect
| I | had differentiated |
| you | had differentiated |
| he;she;it | had differentiated |
| we | had differentiated |
| you | had differentiated |
| they | had differentiated |
Future
| I | will differentiate |
| you | will differentiate |
| he;she;it | will differentiate |
| we | will differentiate |
| you | will differentiate |
| they | will differentiate |
Future Perfect
| I | will have differentiated |
| you | will have differentiated |
| he;she;it | will have differentiated |
| we | will have differentiated |
| you | will have differentiated |
| they | will have differentiated |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | differentiate |
| you | differentiate |
| he;she;it | differentiate |
| we | differentiate |
| you | differentiate |
| they | differentiate |
Perfect
| I | have differentiated |
| you | have differentiated |
| he;she;it | have differentiated |
| we | have differentiated |
| you | have differentiated |
| they | have differentiated |
Imperfect
| I | differentiated |
| you | differentiated |
| he;she;it | differentiated |
| we | differentiated |
| you | differentiated |
| they | differentiated |
Pluperfect
| I | had differentiated |
| you | had differentiated |
| he;she;it | had differentiated |
| we | had differentiated |
| you | had differentiated |
| they | had differentiated |
Conditional
Present
| I | would differentiate |
| you | would differentiate |
| he;she;it | would differentiate |
| we | would differentiate |
| you | would differentiate |
| they | would differentiate |
Perfect
| I | would have differentiated |
| you | would have differentiated |
| he;she;it | would have differentiated |
| we | would have differentiated |
| you | would have differentiated |
| they | would have differentiated |
Imperative
| you | differentiate |
| we | Let's differentiate |
| you | differentiate |
Verbs conjugated like 'differentiate'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'differentiate'
dedifferentiate,
redifferentiate,
differentialize,
cytodifferentiate,
difference,
dissentiate,
defenestrate,
dementate,
depotentiate,
difficultate,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- see a difference
- discriminate, distinguish, tell apart
- to perceive the difference between things
- tell apart
- to modify
- alter
- to make distinct from others
- particularize
- to change the form or structure of
- adapt, alter, amend, change, convert, innovate, metamorphose, modify, revamp, rework, transform, transmogrify, transume, variate, vary
- to show or make a distinction between things
- differentialize, distinguish, individualize, severalize
- To make distinct from others.
- particularize
- change
- alter, modify, adapt
- contrast
- discriminate, distinguish, separate
Antonyms
- to show or make a distinction between things
- equate
- change
- constancy, stability, immutability, firmness
- contrast
- uniformity, similarity, likeness, sameness
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
3. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
4. Proto-Italic *dis-
5. Latin dis-
6. Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
7. Proto-Indo-European *-eti
8. Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
9. Proto-Italic *ferō
10. Latin ferō
11. Latin differō
12. Latin differēns
13. Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
14. Proto-Italic *-ijos
15. Proto-Italic *-ios
16. Old Latin -ios
17. Latin -ius
18. Latin -ia
19. Latin differentia
20. New Latin differentiō
21. New Latin differentiātusbor.
22. English differentiate
23. From New Latin differentiātus, perfect passive participle of differentiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from Latin differentia (“difference”); see difference.
Verbs referencing "differentiate"
Ido diferenciar, Finnish with old forms
differentioida.
Sample Sentences
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A humble instance of Ablaut may be quoted which took place in the seventeenth century, when the word then was differentiated into the two forms then and than. [1873, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue, second edition, page 128:]
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What differentiates an alligator from a crocodile?
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Taste differentiates a gentleman—for instance, Mr. Addison—from a Hottentot or Laplander. [1998, W. Ross Winterowd, The English Department: A Personal and Institutional History, Southern Illinois University Press, →ISBN, page 66:]
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How do you differentiate a fake smile from a genuine one?
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In the earlier chapters uncouth proper names are reduced to a minimum, but the Index refers by name to specific places and persons only generally mentioned in the earlier pages. For instance, the states of Lu and Chêng on pages 22 and 29 : it is hard enough to differentiate Ts‘i, Tsin, Ts‘in, and Ts‘u at the outstart, without crowding the memory with fresh names until the necessity for it absolutely arises. [1908, Edward Harper Parker, Ancient China Simplified, London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., →OCLC, page ix:]
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The mass of the rich and poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else, and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit. [1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXII, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC:]
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he refused to instruct that actual intent to harm or recklessness had to be found before punitive damages could be awarded, or that a verdict for respondent should differentiate between compensatory and punitive damages. [1964, New York Times v. Sullivan:]
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Like most teaching, differentiating is a mix of art and science. When it works, "it's like a jazz rhythm," said Carol Tomlinson, an education professor at the University of Virginia and an expert on differentiation. [2012 May 16, Michael Alison Chandler, “Teaching for all levels — in one class”, in The Washington Post, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2023:]
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Moreover, children of STIP-teachers who showed many types of differentiation activities learnt more than children of STIP-teachers who differentiated less. [2017 August, Tessa H.S. Eysink, Manon Hulsbeek, Hannie Gijlers, “Supporting primary school teachers in differentiating in the regular classroom”, in Teaching and Teacher Education, volume 66, Amsterdam: Elsevier, →DOI, →ISSN, page 107116:]
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I use technology to differentiate in my Algebra classroom in many different ways. Sometimes, I put this technology in the hands of students and sometimes I use it myself to streamline a process. [2018 June 22, Larry Ferlazzo, quoting Sarah Shartzer, “Response: Ways to Use Tech to Differentiate Instruction”, in Education Week, archived from the original on 19 May 2022:]
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In Chapter IV we learned that every animal consists of a body, or soma, formed of cells that are differentiated from the germ cells usually at an early stage of development. [1930, Robert Evans Snodgrass, Insects: Their Ways and Means of Living:]
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Osteoblasts are derived from stromal cells, a type of connective tissue cell in the bone marrow, whereas osteoclasts differentiate from macrophages, which are tissue-bound derivatives of monocytes, a type of white blood cell (see p. 402). [2013, Lauralee Sherwood, “The Peripheral Endocrine Glands”, in Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems, 8th edition, Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole, →ISBN, page 723:]