How do you use the word "differentiate" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "differentiate" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "differentiate": We must be able to differentiate between objects and situations. English doesn't differentiate between the verbs "ser" and "estar".

Differentiate Meaning

/dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo modify so as to create a difference or distinction.

verbTo show or be the difference or distinction between things.

Sentence Examples

We must be able to differentiate between objects and situations.

English doesn't differentiate between the verbs "ser" and "estar".

It's difficult to differentiate between the two varieties.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

tell mark distinguish

Antonyms:

integrate

CEFR Practice Quiz

It can be hard to ____ between real silk and high-quality imitation fabric.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

We must be able to ____ between objects and situations.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate From New Latin differentiātus, perfect passive participle of differentiō (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (noun-forming suffix)), from Latin differentia (“difference”); see difference.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"A humble instance of Ablaut may be quoted which took place in the seventeenth century, when the word then was differentiated into the two forms then and than." — 1873, John Earle, The Philology of the English Tongue, second edition, page 128:

"Taste differentiates a gentleman—for instance, Mr. Addison—from a Hottentot or Laplander." — 1998, W. Ross Winterowd, The English Department: A Personal and Institutional History, Southern Illinois University Press, →ISBN, page 66:

"In the earlier chapters uncouth proper names are reduced to a minimum, but the Index refers by name to specific places and persons only generally mentioned in the earlier pages. For instance, the states of Lu and Chêng on pages 22 and 29 : it is hard enough to differentiate Ts‘i, Tsin, Ts‘in, and Ts‘u at the outstart, without crowding the memory with fresh names until the necessity for it absolutely arises." — 1908, Edward Harper Parker, Ancient China Simplified, London: Chapman & Hall, Ltd., →OCLC, page ix:

"The mass of the rich and poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else, and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit." — 1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXII, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz […], →OCLC:

"he refused to instruct that actual intent to harm or recklessness had to be found before punitive damages could be awarded, or that a verdict for respondent should differentiate between compensatory and punitive damages." — 1964, New York Times v. Sullivan:

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