dif·fer·en·ti·ate

verb

OPAL W

/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they differentiate	/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/
he / she / it differentiates	/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts/ /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts/
past simple differentiated	/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/ /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/
past participle differentiated	/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/ /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/
-ing form differentiating	/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ/ /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ/

[intransitive, transitive] to recognize or show that two things are not the same区分；区别；辨别 synonym distinguish
- differentiate (between) A and B It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties.这两个品种很难辨别。
- differentiate A (from B) I can't differentiate one variety from another.我无法将这几个品种区别开来。
Extra Examples
- Birds are able to differentiate colours.鸟类能够辨别不同的颜色。
- She can just differentiate between light and dark.她勉强能区分明暗。
- Teachers should differentiate clearly between different kinds of correction.教师应明确区分不同类型的纠正。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- clearly
verb + differentiate
- be important to
- be easy to
- be possible to
- …
preposition
- between
- from
[transitive] differentiate something (from something) to be the particular thing that shows that things or people are not the same表明…间的差别；构成…间差别的特征 synonym distinguish
- The male's yellow beak differentiates it from the female.雄鸟黄色的喙是与雌鸟相区别的主要特征。
- features which clearly differentiate this product from other similar ones将此产品与其他相似产品清楚区分开来的特征
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- clearly
verb + differentiate
- be important to
- be easy to
- be possible to
- …
preposition
- between
- from
[intransitive] differentiate (between A and B) to treat people or things in a different way, especially in an unfair way（尤指不公正地）差别对待，区别对待 synonym discriminate
- Rules that differentiate between employees on the basis of gender need to be revised.需要修改根据性别区分员工的规则。
[intransitive, transitive] (biology) (of a cell or tissue) to become more specialized during growth and development; to make a cell or tissue more specialized during growth and development分化
- differentiate (into something) The fertilized egg differentiates into several different cell types.受精卵分化成几种不同的细胞。
- differentiate something (into something) The receptors are developed and differentiated into sense organs.感受器的发展和变化形成了感觉器官

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’.