Webster's English Dictionary

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differentiate

dif.fer.en.ti.ate \.dif-*-'ren-che--.a-t\ vt 1: to obtain the mathematical 
   derivative of  2: to mark or show a difference in  3: to develop 
   differential characteristics in  4: to cause differentiation of in the 
   course of development  5: to express the specific difference of : 
   DISCRIMINATE  1: to recognize a difference  2: to become distinct or 
   different in character  3: to undergo differentiation