verb · academic
differentiate
/ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃieɪt/dif·fer·EN·ti·ate
to recognise or show the difference between two or more things
Examples
“It is hard to differentiate between the symptoms of both conditions.”
“Marketing helps a brand differentiate itself from competitors.”
“Teachers must differentiate instruction to meet diverse student needs.”
Band 8 sentence
“A successful product strategy must differentiate the offering by emphasising unique user benefits.”
Collocations
- differentiate between
- differentiate A from B
- clearly differentiate
Word family
Common mistakes
differentiate to→differentiate between / differentiate A from B
use 'differentiate' like 'be different'→differentiate (verb) = phân biệt; different (adj) = khác
Say it for a higher band
5tell apart→6recognise the difference→7+differentiate
Synonyms
distinguish
Easily confused
distinguish
“It is often difficult to distinguish genuine articles from good forgeries.”
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