Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
differentiate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dɪf.əˈɹen.ʃi.æɪt/ (Australia)
- /dəf.əˈɹen.ʃi.æɪt/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˌdɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- audio Queensland
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
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Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Latin differō
Latin differēns
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin differentia
New Latin differentiō
New Latin differentiātusbor.
English differentiate
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.
Meanings
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Something that has been differentiated or stratified.
There is no discernable tendency, however, for the differentiates to fall into two extremities, as would be expected if they were trending toward distinct eutectics in a residua system.
1969, Alexander R. McBirney, Geology and Petrology of the Galápagos Islands, page 185:This latter terminology is particularly favored by Soviet petrologists, e.g.. Bogatikov et al. (1985), who believe that any magma typically exhibits both agpaitic and miascitic differentiates.
1991, Roger H. Mitchell, Petrology of Lamproites, page 10:
Forms
differentiate en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /dɪf.əˈɹen.ʃi.æɪt/ (Australia)
- /dəf.əˈɹen.ʃi.æɪt/ (New-Zealand)
- /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
- /ˌdɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ (Canada, General-American)
- audio Queensland
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
▲
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dis-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti
Proto-Italic *ferō
Latin ferō
Latin differō
Latin differēns
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin differentia
New Latin differentiō
New Latin differentiātusbor.
English differentiate
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
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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(transitive) To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
What differentiates an alligator from a crocodile?
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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(transitive) To recognize as different or distinct.
How do you differentiate a fake smile from a genuine one?
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: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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(transitive) To calculate the derivative of a function.
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(transitive) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
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(intransitive) To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
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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(intransitive) To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students.
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: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: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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(intransitive, qualifier:often in the passive voice, transitive) To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function.
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: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:
Forms
Antonyms
equate (antonym(s) of “to show the distinction between things”) · mix up (antonym(s) of “to perceive the difference between things”) · leave alone (antonym(s) of “to modify”) · muddle up (antonym(s) of “to perceive the difference between things”) · conflate · preserve (antonym(s) of “to modify”)
Deriveds
dedifferentiate · neurodifferentiate · differentiatory · undifferentiating · codifferentiate · differentiable · misdifferentiate · nondifferentiating · transdifferentiate · cytodifferentiate · differentiator · indifferentiate · subdifferentiating · retrodifferentiate · redifferentiate · differentiation
Relateds
differential · different · tell apart · differ · difference
Synonyms
differentiate · differentialize (to show or be the distinction between things) · particularize · specialize · distinguish · differentialize (rare) ? · severalize · transform · individualize · change (to modify) · differentialize (to perceive the difference between things)
Translations (88)
fi erottua (to show or be the distinction) · bg различа́вам се (to show or be the distinction) · ar فَرَّقَ (to perceive the difference) · pl odróżnić (to perceive the difference) · sv skiljs åt (to show or be the distinction) · pl różnić się (to show or be the distinction) · ru отличать (to perceive the difference) · nl afleiden (math: to calculate the derivative) · pl różnicować (to modify, be modified) · it calcolare la derivata (math: to calculate the derivative) · bg диференцирам (math: to calculate the derivative) · el διαφοροποιώ (to show or be the distinction) · nl zich onderscheiden (to show or be the distinction) · fr distinguer (to perceive the difference) · de diskriminieren (to perceive the difference) · nl discrimineren (to perceive the difference) · ru отличаться (to show or be the distinction) · ru различать (to perceive the difference) · fr distinguer (to show or be the distinction) · pt diferenciar (to show or be the distinction) · de den Unterschied erkennen zwischen (to perceive the difference) · hu különbséget tesz (to perceive the difference) · de unterscheiden (to perceive the difference) · sv derivera (math: to calculate the derivative) · fr dériver (math: to calculate the derivative) · el διαφοροποιώ (to perceive the difference) · ro diferenția (math: to calculate the differential) · ast derivar (math: to calculate the derivative) · bg отличавам се (to perceive the difference) · fi erota (to show or be the distinction) · fi erilaistua (to modify, be modified) · ca derivar (math: to calculate the derivative) · it differenziare (math: to calculate the derivative) · pl różniczkować (math: to calculate the differential) · cs rozlišovat (to show or be the distinction) · fi derivoida (math: to calculate the derivative) · cs rozlišovat (to perceive the difference) · nl differentiëren (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions) · mi whiriwhiri i te pārōnaki (math: to calculate the derivative) · pl odróżniać (to perceive the difference) · ja 分化する (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions) · gl derivar (math: to calculate the derivative) · bg диференцирам (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions) · es diferenciar (to show or be the distinction) · fi erottaa (to perceive the difference) · eo diferencigi (to show or be the distinction) · io diferencialigar (math: to calculate the differential) · bg разграничавам се (to perceive the difference) · he הבדיל (to perceive the difference) · ast calcular la derivada (math: to calculate the derivative) · pl zróżnicować (to modify, be modified) · fi erilaistua (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions) · pt diferenciar (to perceive the difference) · nl differentiëren (math: to calculate the differential) · ar فَرَّقَ (to show or be the distinction) · hu differenciál (to perceive the difference) · de differenzieren (math: to calculate the differential) · hu differenciál (education: to teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students) · el διαφορίζω (math: to calculate the derivative) · pt distinguir (to perceive the difference) · fi muuttua (to modify, be modified) · pt distinguir (to show or be the distinction) · sv differentiera (math: to calculate the differential) · fi erilaistaa (to modify, be modified) · fi muuttaa (to modify, be modified) · nl differentiëren (to perceive the difference) · ru дифференци́ровать (math: to calculate the differential) · es derivar (math: to calculate the derivative) · cs derivovat (math: to calculate the derivative) · de differenzieren (to perceive the difference) · io diferenciar (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions) · eo distingi (to perceive the difference) · pl różniczkować (math: to calculate the derivative) · bg видоизменям (to modify, be modified) · bg диференцирам (math: to calculate the differential) · br disheñvelaat (to show or be the distinction) · cs rozlišit (to show or be the distinction) · ru дифференци́ровать (math: to calculate the derivative) · fi differentioida (math: to calculate the differential) · fr différencier (math: to calculate the differential) · sv partialderivera (math: to calculate the derivative) · pt diferenciar (math: to calculate the differential) · nl onderscheiden (to perceive the difference) · pt derivar (math: to calculate the derivative) · de ableiten (math: to calculate the derivative) · hu megkülönböztet (to show or be the distinction) · sv särskilja (to show or be the distinction) · ro deriva (math: to calculate the derivative)