differentiates

verbmake a distinction
verbchange; make different

Synonyms for differentiates

verb make a distinction

Antonyms for differentiates

Word Origin & History

1816, from Medieval Latin differentiatus, past participle of differentiare, from Latin differentia (see difference).

Originally a mathematical term; transitive and non-technical sense of "discriminate between" is from 1876. Earlier, difference had been used as a verb in this sense. Related: Differentiated; differentiating; differentiation.

Example Sentences for differentiates

Aëtius differentiates phagedenic and rodent ulcers and cancer.

This it is which differentiates us from pirates and cannibals.

It is the former of these two relations which differentiates the tool from the machine.

It is this which differentiates them from the romantic nations.

This also differentiates the folk mrchen of to-day from the saga.

Who is wise enough to tell what differentiates the Republican and the Democratic parties?

Also, it is the attribute which, more than any other, differentiates the normal man from the criminal.

It is the slowness of its processes which differentiates the typical novel from the typical play.

Perhaps that which differentiates him from other animals is feeling rather than reason.

It is this that differentiates him from other great poets or critics.