differentiate

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  1. transitive verb To constitute the distinction between: subspecies that are differentiated by the markings on their wings.
  2. transitive verb To perceive or show the difference in or between; discriminate.
  3. transitive verb To make different by alteration or modification.
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  1. from New Latin *differentiatus, past participle of *differentiare (later Italian differenziare = Spanish diferenciar = Portuguese differenciar = French différencier, différentier), from Latin differentia, difference: see difference, n.
  2. from New Latin *differentiatum, neuter of *differentiatus: see differentiate, v.
 

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