contradistinguish vs differentiate
differentiate vs contradistinguishcontradistinguish and differentiate both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| contradistinguish | No | No | Yes | No |
| differentiate | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
differentiate is a hypernym of
contradistinguish; that is, differentiate is a
word with a broader meaning than contradistinguish:
- contradistinguish: distinguish by contrasting qualities
- differentiate: mark as different
Other hypernyms of contradistinguish include
distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.
| contradistinguish (verb) | differentiate (verb) |
|---|---|
| distinguish by contrasting qualities | become distinct and acquire a different character |
| become different during development | |
| evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment | |
| calculate a derivative; take the derivative | |
| mark as different | |
| be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense |
Words related to "contradistinguish"
Words related to "differentiate"
- calculate
- characterise
- characterize
- cipher
- compare
- compute
- contradistinguish
- contrast
- cypher
- decouple
- dedifferentiate
- demarcate
- develop
- difference
- differentiation
- differentiator
- discriminate
- dissimilate
- dissociate
- distinguish
- evolve
- figure
- have the distinction
- identify
- individualise
- individualize
- integrate
- know
- know apart
- label
- mark
- math
- mathematics
- maths
- place
- qualify
- reckon
- secern
- secernate
- separate
- severalise
- severalize
- sex
- single out
- specialise
- specialize
- speciate
- stratify
- tell
- tell apart
- work out
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