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What is the verb for differences?

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differentiate
  1. (transitive) To show, or be the distinction between two things.
  2. (intransitive) To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate.
  3. (transitive, intransitive) To modify, or be modified.
  4. (mathematics) To calculate the derivative of a function.
  5. (mathematics) To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables.
  6. (biology) To produce distinct organs or to achieve specific functions by a process of development called differentiation.
  7. Synonyms:
      8. distinguish, discriminate, discern, identify, recognise, recognize, contrast, determine, difference, differentialize, secern, understand, antithesise, antithesize, behold, catch, comprehend, detect, dig, discrepate, mark, note, notice, observe, see, sight, spot, tell, discern a difference, draw a distinction, see a difference, set off , tell apart, tell the difference, make a distinction, split hairs, make out, pick out, know what's what, pick up on, separate, perceive, ascertain, judge, tell the difference between, decide, know, severalize, make a distinction between, tell between … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “Sometimes, it can be difficult to differentiate between tiredness and fatigue.”
      “What would differentiate you from the rest of the candidates?”
      “Once these cells have come into contact with an antigen, they proliferate and differentiate into antibody-secreting cells.”
diff
  1. (computing) To run a diff program on (files or items) so as to produce a description of the differences between them, as for a patch file.
  2. (computing) To compare two files or other objects, manually or otherwise.
differ
  1. Not to have the same traits or characteristics.
  2. (people, groups, etc.) To have diverging opinions, disagree.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. not conform, vary, contrast, diverge, clash, conflict, contradict, counter each other, jar, divaricate, be different, be dissimilar, be distinct, be unlike, stand apart, be distinguishable, be incompatible, belie each, lack resemblance, not be alike, bear no resemblance, be at odds, depart from each other, go against each other, show contrast, be at variance, deviate from each other, be distinguished, be in opposition, sing a different tune, run counter to each, fly in the face each other, not look like, disagree, deviate, fluctuate, mismatch, oppose, discord, depart, disharmonize, collide, counter, be discordant, not match, scream at, not go, dissent, change, come into conflict … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “While all face the same basic challenge, these countries differ considerably in their approaches.”
      “I personally would argue strongly for the right of anyone to differ with me.”
      “Some cost items will differ for different vehicle types, notably comprehensive insurance, but in the main it is reasonable to use fleet size.”
differentiated
  1. simple past tense and past participle of differentiate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. distinguished, discriminated, discerned, identified, recognised, recognized, contrasted, determined, differenced, differentialized, secerned, understood, antithesised, antithesized, beheld, beholden, caught, comprehended, detected, dug, marked, noted, noticed, observed, saw, seen, sighted, spotted, told, discerned a difference, drew a distinction, drawn a distinction, saw a difference, seen a difference, told apart, told the difference, made a distinction, split hairs, made out, picked out, knew what's what, known what's what, picked up on, separated, perceived, ascertained, judged, told the difference between, demarcated, decided … more
differentialize
  1. (rare) Synonym of differentiate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. split hairs, differentiate, distinguish, contrast, discriminate, draw a distinction, make a distinction, sharpen a distinction, tell apart, tell the difference, see a difference, discern, comprehend, note, dig, pick up on, tell, detect, secern, observe, make out, see, antithesise, recognise, discrepate, sight, pick out, catch, notice, identify, determine, understand, set off , recognize, know what's what, antithesize, spot, difference, behold, discern a difference, mark, separate, perceive, ascertain, judge, tell the difference between, decide, know, severalize, make a distinction between … more
differing
  1. present participle of differ
  2. Synonyms:
      3. not conforming, varying, contrasting, diverging, clashing, conflicting, contradicting, countering each other, jarring, divaricating, standing apart, belying each, lacking resemblance, bearing no resemblance, departing from each other, going against each other, showing contrast, deviating from each other, singing a different tune, running counter to each, flying in the face each other, not looking like, disagreeing, dissenting, arguing, quarrelling, quarreling, squabbling, quibbling, disputing, wrangling, debating, discording, nonconcurring, opposing, altercating, bickering, contending, demurring, disaccording, scrapping, spatting, discepting, fighting, objecting, warring, falling out … more
difference
  1. (transitive) To distinguish or differentiate.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. differentiate, distinguish, discern, discriminate, separate, secern, contrast, compare, judge, perceive, discrepate, note, severalize, classify, sift, categorize, specify, collate, extricate, know, assess, evaluate, contradistinguish, remark, sever, segregate, categorise, tell apart, draw a distinction, tell the difference, discern a difference, make out, split hairs, recognize a distinction, know what's what, separate the wheat from the chaff, separate the sheep from the goats … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Some people cannot difference their insecurities from that which they project onto others.”
differentializes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differentialize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. splits hairs, differentiates, distinguishes, contrasts, discriminates, makes a fine distinction, draws a distinction, makes a distinction, sharpens a distinction, tells apart, tells the difference, sees a difference, discerns a difference, refines a distinction, discerns, recognises, antithesises, notes, sights, knows what's what, determines, differences, catches, understands, observes, beholds, makes out, digs, identifies, comprehends, detects, secerns, marks, notices, tells, picks out, sees, spots, picks up on, recognizes, antithesizes, separates, severalizes, makes distinction, compares, perceives, judges, specifies, extricates, sifts … more
differentiates
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differentiate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. distinguishes, discriminates, discerns, identifies, recognises, recognizes, contrasts, determines, differences, differentializes, secerns, understands, antithesises, antithesizes, beholds, catches, comprehends, detects, digs, marks, notes, notices, observes, sees, sights, spots, tells, discerns a difference, draws a distinction, sees a difference, tells apart, tells the difference, makes a distinction, splits hairs, makes out, picks out, knows what's what, picks up on, makes a fine distinction, sharpens a distinction, refines a distinction, perceives, fathoms, appreciates, tastes, susses out, cottons to, catches on to, cottons on to, becomes conscious of … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A brand is essentially a way of giving a product a unique identity which differentiates it from its near competitors.”
      “Each scalid appears as a spinose anlage and differentiates in the next stage.”
      “Only the deeper contrast of the figure differentiates it from the vegetation and tenuously relegates the forest to a safe atmospheric distance.”
differentialized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of differentialize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. split hairs, differentiated, distinguished, contrasted, discriminated, made a fine distinction, drew a distinction, drawn a distinction, made a distinction, sharpened a distinction, told apart, told the difference, saw a difference, seen a difference, discerned a difference, refined a distinction, discerned, caught, beheld, picked out, told, recognized, antithesized, sighted, observed, spotted, antithesised, recognised, identified, differenced, marked, made out, noticed, picked up on, noted, determined, dug, detected, comprehended, understood, secerned, known what's what, seen, beholden, saw, knew what's what, separated, perceived, ascertained, judged … more
differs
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differ
  2. Synonyms:
      3. changes, fluctuates, vacillates, varies, veers, deviates, morphs, mutates, seesaws, snaps, teeters, wavers, betters, deteriorates, diminishes, reverses, turns around, diverts, worsens … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The octave differs from the kilocycle in that each octave contains twice as many cycles as the previous one.”
      “The sequence and pattern of development of supernumerary rays differs among multiradiate starfish.”
      “We test whether the market's reaction to such announcements differs among different types of units relocated.”
differeth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of differ
  2. Examples:
      3. “Even to the colour-blind one word differeth from another in glory.”
differenced
  1. simple past tense and past participle of difference
  2. Synonyms:
      3. differentiated, distinguished, discerned, discriminated, separated, secerned
  3. Examples:
      4. “In the differenced equations, all variables are differenced over the same stated period.”
      “The arms of his grandfather are differenced with a gold five-point label borne during his grandfather's lifetime.”
      “We help to make positive differenced in the quality of life of Canadians by promoting and improving the health of individuals and communities.”
diffs
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of diff
differentializing
  1. present participle of differentialize
  2. Synonyms:
      3. splitting hairs, differentiating, distinguishing, contrasting, discriminating, making a fine distinction, drawing a distinction, making a distinction, sharping a distinction, telling apart, telling the difference, seeing a difference, discerning a difference, refining a distinction, discerning, telling, identifying, secerning, picking up on, antithesizing, recognizing, recognising, seeing, spotting, differencing, understanding, catching, noting, noticing, making out, digging, sighting, picking out, comprehending, knowing what's what, antithesising, marking, detecting, determining, observing, beholding, separating, severalizing, making distinction, comparing, judging, perceiving, categorizing, sifting, classifying … more
differest
  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of differ
differentiating
  1. present participle of differentiate
  2. Synonyms:
      3. distinguishing, discriminating, discerning, identifying, recognising, recognizing, contrasting, determining, differencing, differentializing, secerning, understanding, antithesising, antithesizing, beholding, catching, comprehending, detecting, digging, marking, noting, noticing, observing, seeing, sighting, spotting, telling, discerning a difference, drawing a distinction, seeing a difference, telling apart, telling the difference, making a distinction, splitting hairs, making out, picking out, knowing what's what, picking up on, making a fine distinction, sharping a distinction, refining a distinction, perceiving, fathoming, appreciating, tasting, cottoning on to, catching on to, sussing out, cottoning to, becoming conscious of … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The book begins by defining amber and differentiating it from copal or more recent and, as yet, undistilled resin.”
      “This is one of the first steps he takes towards differentiating between delusion and fact.”
      “Whenever, therefore, we need to identify something, we do so by differentiating it from what it is not.”
differed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of differ
  2. Synonyms:
      3. changed, fluctuated, vacillated, varied, veered, deviated, morphed, mutated, seesawed, snapped, snapt, teetered, wavered, bettered, deteriorated, diminished, reversed, turned around, diverted, worsened … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In particular, we examined whether pulmonary function and nonspecific airway reactivity differed depending on atopic status.”
      “These immigrants, the Yayoi, were agriculturalists whose physical traits differed markedly from the Jomon.”
      “I was really affected and touched by the sound of her voice, which differed from any conventional idea of a beautiful voice.”
diffed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of diff
differencing
  1. present participle of difference
  2. Synonyms:
      3. differentiating, distinguishing, discerning, discriminating, separating, secerning
  3. Examples:
      4. “Steering is performed by differencing angular velocity measurements from two opposing driving wheels.”
      “Various charges may be placed on the points of Labels to extend their capacity for differencing.”
      “The second technique, differencing, uses panel data5 to compare households before and after program interventions.”
diffing
  1. present participle of diff
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