differentiate

Word family  noun difference differentiation adjective different verb differ differentiate adverb differently

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dif·fe·ren·ti·ate /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ ●○○ AWL verb  1  [intransitive, transitive]DIFFERENT to recognize or express the difference between things or people 辨别，区别 SYN distinguishdifferentiate between It’s important to differentiate between fact and opinion. 把事实和观点加以区别很重要。differentiate something from something It’s sometimes hard to differentiate one sample from another. 有时候很难把样品区分开来。2  [transitive]DIFFERENT to be the quality, feature etc that makes one thing or person clearly different from another 构成…间的差别，使…不同 SYN distinguish What differentiates these two periods of history? 这两个历史时期的差别在哪里？differentiate something from something Its unusual nesting habits differentiate this bird from others. 这种鸟独特的筑巢习惯使它不同于其他的鸟。3  [intransitive]DIFFERENT to behave differently towards someone or something, especially in an unfair way 〔尤指不公平地〕区别对待 SYN discriminatedifferentiate between a policy which differentiates between men and women 把男人和女人区别对待的政策 —differentiation /ˌdɪfərenʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] socio-economic differentiation 社会经济的区别→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

differentiate• Dolphin sounds are unintelligible to humans, and cover a larger range of frequencies than we can hear or differentiate.• Such a structure requires that aims and objectives are explicit and differentiated.• As journalists, we have to differentiate between facts and opinions.• Vygotsky differentiated between what he called the zone of actual development and the zone of proximal development.• We must also understand how to differentiate between what should be remembered and what should be forgotten.• Part of the Management course was teaching us how to differentiate essential tasks from less important ones.• Traditionally, domestic policy was sharply differentiated from foreign policy.• Circular temples are often difficult to identify unless they are clearly differentiated from their domestic counterparts.• The leaves are of diverse shapes, simple to compound, differentiated into petiole and blade.• These prerogatives are what differentiate organizational owners from the members of other constituent groups.differentiate between• Their religion does not differentiate between the rich and poor.• Most people couldn't differentiate between the two types of soft drink.From Longman Business Dictionarydifferentiatedif‧fe‧ren‧ti‧ate /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ verb [transitive] MARKETING when a company differentiates its products, it shows how they are different from each other and from competing products, for example in its advertising. This is done to show buyers the advantages of one product over anotherdifferentiate betweenIt’s difficult for computer makers to differentiate between the technical features of their product and someone else’s.differentiate something from somethingThe only viable strategy was to differentiate Citibank credit cards from all the low-cost alternatives.→ See Verb table

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differentiate
dif‧fe‧ren‧ti‧ate AC /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ verb1. [intransitive and transitive] to recognize or express the difference between things or people
   SYN  distinguish
    differentiate between
    It’s important to differentiate between fact and opinion.
    differentiate something from something
    It’s sometimes hard to differentiate one sample from another.
2. [transitive] to be the quality, feature etc that makes one thing or person clearly different from another
   SYN  distinguish:
    What differentiates these two periods of history?
    differentiate something from something
    Its unusual nesting habits differentiate this bird from others.
3. [intransitive] to behave differently towards someone or something, especially in an unfair way
   SYN  discriminate
    differentiate between
    a policy which differentiates between men and women
—differentiation /ˌdɪfərenʃiˈeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]:
    socio-economic differentiation

dif·fer·en·ti·ate AW BrE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they differentiate BrE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it differentiates BrE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪts/ 🔊past simple differentiated BrE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊past participle differentiated BrE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form differentiating BrE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪtɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to recognize or show that two things are not the same 区分；区别；辨别 SYN distinguish ◆~ (between) A and B It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties. 这两个品种很难辨别。🔊🔊◆~ A (from B) I can't differentiate one variety from another. 我无法将这几个品种区别开来。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth (from sth) 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 SYN 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。🔊🔊 [intransitive] ~ 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 SYN discriminate ▸ dif·fer·en·ti·ation AW BrE /ˌdɪfəˌrenʃiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdɪfəˌrenʃiˈeɪʃn/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]