"differentiated" in the verb sense
1. distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
mark as different
"We distinguish several kinds of maple"
2. distinguish, mark, differentiate
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait sometimes in a very positive sense
"His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
3. differentiate
calculate a derivative take the derivative
4. differentiate
become different during development
"cells differentiate"
5. speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
6. differentiate
become distinct and acquire a different character
"differentiated" in the adjective sense
1. differentiated
made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different
"the differentiated markings of butterflies"
"the regionally differentiated results"
2. differentiated
exhibiting biological specialization adapted during development to a specific function or environment
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