differentiate

1. (transitive)Examples: "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."Synonyms: changetransitive

2. (transitive)Examples: "What differentiates an alligator from a crocodile?"; "Taste differentiates a gentleman—for instance, Mr. Addison—from a Hottentot or Laplander."Synonyms: differentializetransitive

3. (transitive)Examples: "How do you differentiate a fake smile from a genuine one?"; "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."; "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."Antonyms: conflatetransitive

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6. (intransitive)Examples: "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."Synonyms: differentializeintransitive