know apart vs differentiate

know apart and differentiate both are verbs.

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

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

Other hypernyms of know apart include distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

know apart (verb)	differentiate (verb)
recognize or perceive the difference	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