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• become distinct and acquire a different character

  derivation	differencedifferencedifferencedifferentiation
  other	differencedifferencedifferencedifferentiation
  hypernym	dissimilate

• become different during development

  antonym	dedifferentiate
  derivation	differencedifferencedifferentiation
  other	differencedifferencedifferentiation
  hypernym	develop

• evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

  synonym	specialisespecializespeciate
  hypernym	evolve

• calculate a derivative; take the derivative

  antonym	integrate
  derivation	differentiation
  other	differentiation
  domain topic	mathmathematicsmaths
  hypernym	calculateciphercomputecypherfigurereckonwork out

• mark as different

  synonym	distinguishsecernsecernateseparateseveraliseseveralizetelltell apart
  derivation	differencedifferencedifferentiationdifferentiator
  other	differencedifferencedifferentiationdifferentiator
  entails	compare
  hypernym	identifyplace
  hyponym	contradistinguishcontrastdecoupledemarcatediscriminatediscriminatedissociatehave the distinctionindividualiseindividualizeknowknow apartlabellabelseparateseveraliseseveralizesexsingle outstratify

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

  synonym	distinguishmark
  derivation	differencedifferencedifferentiation
  other	differencedifferencedifferentiation
  hypernym	characterisecharacterizequalify
  hyponym	characterisecharacterize
  similar	mark