differentiate vs tell apart

differentiate and tell apart both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
differentiate	No	No	Yes	No
tell apart	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, differentiate and tell apart are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of differentiate include distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell.

differentiate (verb)	tell apart (verb)
become distinct and acquire a different character	mark as different
become different during development	detect with the senses
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