Antonyms of verb differentiate
2 of 6 senses of differentiate
Sense 3
differentiate -- (calculate a derivative; take the derivative)
Antonym of integrate (Sense 4)
=> integrate -- (calculate the integral of; calculate by integration)
Sense 4
differentiate -- (become different during development; "cells differentiate")
Antonym of dedifferentiate (Sense 1)
=> dedifferentiate -- (lose specialization in form or function)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb differentiate
6 senses of differentiate
Sense 1
distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart -- (mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple")
=> identify, place -- (recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster")
Sense 2
distinguish, mark, differentiate -- (be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense; "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers")
=> qualify, characterize, characterise -- (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover")
Sense 3
differentiate -- (calculate a derivative; take the derivative)
=> calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure -- (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
Sense 4
differentiate -- (become different during development; "cells differentiate")
=> develop -- (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "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")
Sense 5
speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise -- (evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment)
=> evolve -- (undergo development or evolution; "Modern man evolved a long time ago")
Sense 6
differentiate -- (become distinct and acquire a different character)
=> dissimilate -- (become dissimilar or less similar; "These two related tribes of people gradually dissimilated over time")