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differentiateto recognize or express the difference between things or people

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to recognize or express the difference between things or people

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/

Korean meaning: 구별하다, 구분하다

Korean pronunciation: 디퍼**렌**시에이트

Example Sentences

  • My mom can't differentiate between my boyfriend and my brother from behind - they both have the same messy hair!
  • The teacher asked us to differentiate the main ideas from supporting details.
  • This new feature will help differentiate our app in the crowded market.

differentiate

VERB

//ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt//

to recognize or express the difference between things or people

differentiate concept
💡 Concept

to recognize or express the difference between things or people

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differentiate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Differentiate with care, associate to appreciate!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌdɪfəˈrenʃieɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootdiffer
Suffix--entiate

Origin

From Medieval Latin 'differentiate,' derived from Latin 'differentia' meaning 'difference' or 'distinction,' which comes from 'differre' (to carry apart, differ), composed of 'dis-' (apart) and 'ferre' (to carry).

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🎵Rhyme

appreciatenegotiateassociate
appreciate
negotiate
associate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom can't differentiate between my boyfriend and my brother from behind - they both have the same messy hair!

The teacher asked us to differentiate the main ideas from supporting details.

This new feature will help differentiate our app in the crowded market.

😄 Fun example

I can differentiate between coffee brands just by smell - my superpower is being a coffee snob!

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

distinguishdiscriminateseparatetell apart

Antonyms

confusemix up

Related

differentdifferencedifferentialdistinctive