evolve vs differentiate

evolve and differentiate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, differentiate is a hyponym of evolve; that is, differentiate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than evolve:

evolve: undergo development or evolution
differentiate: evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

Other hyponyms of evolve include specialise, specialize, speciate, derive.

evolve (verb)	differentiate (verb)
undergo development or evolution	become distinct and acquire a different character
gain through experience	become different during development
work out	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