Synonyms: differentiate
Definition: become distinct and acquire a different character
Similar words: dissimilate
Definition: become dissimilar or less similar
Usage: These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time
Synonyms: differentiate, specialise, specialize, speciate
Definition: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
Similar words: evolve
Definition: undergo development or evolution
Usage: Modern man evolved a long time ago
Synonyms: differentiate
Definition: become different during development
Usage: cells differentiate
Similar words: develop
Definition: grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Usage: A flower developed on the branch; The country developed into a mighty superpower; The embryo develops into a fetus; This situation has developed over a long time
Synonyms: differentiate
Definition: calculate a derivative; take the derivative
Similar words: compute, cipher, calculate, cypher, reckon, work out, figure
Definition: make a mathematical calculation or computation
Synonyms: tell, tell apart, differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize
Definition: mark as different
Usage: We distinguish several kinds of maple
Similar words: identify, place
Definition: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
Usage: She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
Synonyms: mark, distinguish, differentiate
Definition: be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense
Usage: His modesty distinguishes him from his peers
Similar words: characterise, characterize, qualify
Definition: describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
Usage: You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist; This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover