DIFFERENTIATES: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for DIFFERENTIATES?

Need another word that means the same as “differentiates”? Find 12 synonyms and 30 related words for “differentiates” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Differentiates” are: specialise, specialize, speciate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart, mark

Differentiates as a Verb

Definitions of "Differentiates" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “differentiates” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Become distinct and acquire a different character.
• Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.
• Calculate a derivative; take the derivative.
• Mark as different.
• Become different during development.
• Evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment.

Synonyms of "Differentiates" as a verb (12 Words)

distinguish	Detect with the senses. We must distinguish between two kinds of holiday.
mark	Mark with a scar. He fingered the photograph gently careful not to mark it.
secern	Mark as different.
secernate	Mark as different.
separate	Become separated into pieces or fragments. The second stage of the rocket failed to separate.
severalise	Mark as different.
severalize	Distinguish or separate.
specialise	Become more focus on an area of activity or field of study.
specialize	Evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment. A group of writers have specialized in attacking the society they live in.
speciate	Develop into a new and distinct species in the course of evolution. Advanced organisms like fish take thousands of years to speciate.
tell	Divulge confidential or private information. He was telling on all his former colleague.
tell apart	Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.

Usage Examples of "Differentiates" as a verb

• Cells differentiate.

Associations of "Differentiates" (30 Words)

crevice	A long narrow depression in a surface. Many creatures hide in crevices in the rock.
differ	Be different. He differed from his contemporaries in ethical matters.
differential	A difference in wages between industries or between categories of employees in the same industry. The differential between petrol and diesel prices.
differentiation	The process by which cells, tissue, and organs acquire specialized features, especially during embryonic development. Cell differentiation in the developing embryo.
discrete	Constituting a separate entity or part. A government with three discrete divisions.
disjoin	Become separated disconnected or disjoint. They asked that their parish be disjoined from Lewis and added to Harris.
disjunction	A lack of correspondence or consistency. There is a disjunction between the skills taught in education and those demanded in the labour market.
disparate	Essentially different in kind; not able to be compared. Such disparate attractions as grand opera and game fishing.
distinction	A discrimination between things as different and distinct on the basis of their characteristics or attributes. I was completely unaware of class distinctions.
distinguish	Be an identifying characteristic or mark of. We distinguish several kinds of maple.
divergence	A difference in opinions, interests, etc. The divergence between primates and other groups.
divergent	Tending to move apart in different directions. A divergent opinion.
divide	(of a number) be contained in a number without a remainder. Profits from his single were divided between a number of charities.
divided	Separated into parts or pieces. A divided highway.
divisible	(of a number) containing another number a number of times without a remainder. Even numbers are divisible by two.
fissure	Break into fissures or fine cracks. The bacteria survive around vents or fissures in the deep ocean floor.
gap	Make an opening or gap in. The media were bridging the gap between government and people.
individuation	The quality of being individual.
interstice	Small opening between things. The interstices of a network.
partible	Capable of being parted or divided. A partible estate.
secant	Ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle.
separable	(of an English phrasal verb) allowing the insertion of the direct object between the base verb and the particle, e.g. look it over as opposed to go over it. Body and soul are not separable.
separate	A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication. His position separates him from those who might share his interests.
separated	Separated at the joint. His parents are separated.
specialize	Be specific about. The firm specialized in commercial brochures.
split	A single thickness of split hide. The river had split into a number of channels.
taxonomist	A biologist who specializes in the classification of organisms into groups on the basis of their structure and origin and behavior.
unshared	Not shared. Most of those placed in hostels would prefer unshared independent accommodation.