differentiate vs dissimilate

differentiate and dissimilate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
differentiate	No	No	Yes	No
dissimilate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dissimilate is a hypernym of differentiate; that is, dissimilate is a word with a broader meaning than differentiate:

differentiate (verb)	dissimilate (verb)
become distinct and acquire a different character	become dissimilar or less similar
become different during development	make dissimilar; cause to become less similar
evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment	become dissimilar by changing the sound qualities
calculate a derivative; take the derivative
mark as different
be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense