| 单词 | differentiate |
| 释义 | differentiate (once / 1372 pages) 1v 2v To differentiate is to identify the differences between things, to discriminate among them. For example, if the light is dim at the party, you might find it hard to differentiate between the spicy bean dip and the chocolate sauce. You can see different in differentiate. This will help you remember that it has to do with finding how things are different, or making them different. For example, identical twins look alike but if you get to know them, personality traits, speech patterns and their likes and dislikes help differentiate one from another. Also, when you wear a team uniform the number on your back helps coaches differentiate between teammates when everyone is playing fast. WORD FAMILYdifferentiate: dedifferentiate, differentiable, differentiated, differentiates, differentiating, differentiation, differentiator+/differ: differed, different, differing, differs/difference: differences, differential, differentiate/different: difference, differently, indifferent/differential: differentially, differentials/differentiated: dedifferentiated, undifferentiated/differentiation: dedifferentiation, differentiations/indifference: indifferences/indifferent: indifference, indifferenter, indifferently USAGE EXAMPLES“Right now, Charles Town needs to be looking to differentiate itself from the Maryland casinos including MGM National Harbor, located outside of Washington, D.C.,” Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) MaxBack is like Gazelle, but differentiates itself by accepting a wider variety of gadgets. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) What the local hikes in the minimum wage also point to is the way cities are increasingly differentiating themselves by the economic policies they enact. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1v become distinct and acquire a different character Hyper dissimilate become dissimilar or less similar 2v mark as different Syn|Hypo|Hyper distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart know be able to distinguish, recognize as being different discriminate, know apartrecognize or perceive the difference labeldistinguish (an element or atom) by using a radioactive isotope or an isotope of unusual mass for tracing through chemical reactions labeldistinguish (as a compound or molecule) by introducing a labeled atom sextell the sex (of young chickens) individualise, individualizemake or mark or treat as individual contrastput in opposition to show or emphasize differences severalise, severalizedistinguish or separate contradistinguishdistinguish by contrasting qualities decouple, dissociateregard as unconnected demarcateseparate clearly, as if by boundaries discriminate, separate, single outtreat differently on the basis of sex or race stratifydivide society into social classes or castes insulate, isolateplace or set apart subtilizemark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words hive offremove from a group and make separate segregateseparate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation redlinediscriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood disadvantage, disfavor, disfavourput at a disadvantage; hinder, harm identify, place recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something 3v be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense Syn|Hypo|Hyper distinguish, mark mark designate as if by a mark characterise, characterize be characteristic of individuategive individual character to definedetermine the nature of characterise, characterize, qualify describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of 4v become different during development cells differentiate Ant|Hyper dedifferentiate lose specialization in form or function develop grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment 5v evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment 2Syn|Hyper specialise, specialize, speciate evolve undergo development or evolution v calculate a derivative; take the derivative Ant|Hyper integrate calculate the integral of; calculate by integration calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, figure, reckon, work out make a mathematical calculation or computation |
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