differentiate
verb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
mark as different
We distinguish several kinds of maple
Types & categories
- identify hypernym
- know hyponym
- discriminate hyponym
- label hyponym
- label hyponym
- sex hyponym
- individualize hyponym
- contrast hyponym
- severalize hyponym
- contradistinguish hyponym
- dissociate hyponym
- demarcate hyponym
- discriminate hyponym
- stratify hyponym
Related & opposite
- difference derivation
- differentiation derivation
- deviation derivation
- differentiator derivation
- compare entails
Sense 2 verb
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Types & categories
- characterize hypernym
- characterise hyponym
Related & opposite
- difference derivation
- differentiation derivation
- marking derivation
- deviation derivation
- mark verb group
Sense 3 verb
calculate a derivative; take the derivative
Types & categories
- calculate hypernym
Related & opposite
- integrate antonym
- differentiation derivation
- mathematics domain topic
Sense 4 verb
become different during development
cells differentiate
Types & categories
- develop hypernym
Related & opposite
- dedifferentiate antonym
- difference derivation
- specialisation derivation
- difference derivation
Sense 5 verb
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
Types & categories
- evolve hypernym
Related & opposite
- specialisation derivation
- speciation derivation
Sense 6 verb
become distinct and acquire a different character
Types & categories
- dissimilate hypernym
Related & opposite
- difference derivation
- differentiation derivation
- deviation derivation
- difference derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | difference |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviation |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiator |
| 1 | entails | Related & opposite | compare |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | identify |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | know |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | discriminate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | label |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | label |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sex |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | individualize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contrast |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | severalize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contradistinguish |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dissociate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | demarcate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | discriminate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stratify |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | difference |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | marking |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviation |
| 2 | verb group | Related & opposite | mark |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | characterize |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | characterise |
| 3 | antonym | Related & opposite | integrate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiation |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | mathematics |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | calculate |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | dedifferentiate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | difference |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialisation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | difference |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | develop |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | specialisation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | speciation |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | evolve |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | difference |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | differentiation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | deviation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | difference |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | dissimilate |