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Webster 1913 Edition
Differentiate
Difˊfer-en′ti-ate
,Verb.
T.
1.
To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize.
The word
then
was differentiated
into the two forms then
and than
. Earle.
Two or more of the forms assumed by the same original word become
differentiated
in signification. Dr. Murray.
2.
To express the specific difference of; to describe the properties of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from another of the same class; to discriminate.
Earle.
3.
(Math.)
To obtain the differential, or differential coefficient, of;
as, to
. differentiate
an algebraic expression, or an equationDifˊfer-en′ti-ate
,Verb.
I.
(Biol.)
To acquire a distinct and separate character.
Huxley.