We must be able to differentiate between objects and situations.
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Differentiate
//dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt//
Synonyms for "differentiate" (150 found)
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Strong matches (45)
Related words (75)
individualizeindividuateinvolvekeynoteknowmake a distinctionmanifestmarkmark offmark outmark the interfacemeanmodifynoteopposeparticularizepersonalizepick outprogressiverefine a distinction
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3 entriesRelated terms
5 entriesderived
16 entrieshas context
2 entriesmanner of
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1 entriesTranslations
83 translations across 25 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- فَرَّقَ verb (to show or be the distinction)
- فَرَّقَ verb (to perceive the difference)
Asturian
2 entries- calcular la derivada verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- derivar verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
Breton
1 entries- disheñvelaat verb (to show or be the distinction)
Bulgarian
4 entries- видоизменям verb (to modify, be modified)
- диференцирам verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- диференцирам verb (math: to calculate the differential)
- диференцирам verb (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions)
Catalan
1 entries- derivar verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
Czech
4 entries- derivovat verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- rozlišit verb (to show or be the distinction)
- rozlišovat verb (to show or be the distinction)
- rozlišovat verb (to perceive the difference)
Dutch
4 entries- afleiden verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- differentiëren verb (to perceive the difference)
- differentiëren verb (math: to calculate the differential)
- differentiëren verb (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions)
Esperanto
1 entries- diferencigi verb (to show or be the distinction)
Finnish
4 entries- derivoida verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- differentioida verb (math: to calculate the differential)
- erilaistaa verb (to modify, be modified)
- erilaistua verb (to modify, be modified)
French
4 entries- différencier verb (math: to calculate the differential)
- distinguer verb (to show or be the distinction)
- distinguer verb (to perceive the difference)
- dériver verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
Galician
1 entries- derivar verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
German
4 entries- ableiten verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- den Unterschied erkennen zwischen verb (to perceive the difference)
- differenzieren verb (to perceive the difference)
- differenzieren verb (math: to calculate the differential)
Greek
2 entries- διαφοροποιώ verb (to show or be the distinction)
- διαφοροποιώ verb (to perceive the difference)
Hebrew
1 entries- הבדיל verb (to perceive the difference)
Hungarian
4 entries- differenciál verb (to perceive the difference)
- differenciál verb (education: to teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students)
- különbséget tesz verb (to perceive the difference)
- megkülönböztet verb (to show or be the distinction)
Ido
2 entries- diferencialigar verb (math: to calculate the differential)
- diferenciar verb (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions)
Italian
2 entries- calcolare la derivata verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- differenziare verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
Japanese
1 entries- 分化する verb (biology: to produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions)
Māori
1 entries- whiriwhiri i te pārōnaki verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
Polish
4 entries- odróżniać verb (to perceive the difference)
- odróżnić verb (to perceive the difference)
- różnicować verb (to modify, be modified)
- różniczkować verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
Portuguese
4 entries- derivar verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- diferenciar verb (to show or be the distinction)
- diferenciar verb (to perceive the difference)
- diferenciar verb (math: to calculate the differential)
Romanian
2 entries- deriva verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- diferenția verb (math: to calculate the differential)
Russian
2 entries- дифференци́ровать verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- дифференци́ровать verb (math: to calculate the differential)
Spanish
2 entries- derivar verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- diferenciar verb (to show or be the distinction)
Swedish
4 entries- derivera verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- differentiera verb (math: to calculate the differential)
- partialderivera verb (math: to calculate the derivative)
- skiljs åt verb (to show or be the distinction)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
English doesn't differentiate between the verbs "ser" and "estar".
Source: tatoeba (1394352)
Do you know how to differentiate between poison ivy and poison oak plants?
Source: tatoeba (4317128)
There's a tendency to conflate proposing a solution with actually solving the problem. I think it's important to differentiate between the two.
Source: tatoeba (4470065)
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