differentiated

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of differentiate. Use this form when talking about telling things apart in the past.

   The teacher differentiated the lessons for each group of students.

   Scientists differentiated the two species by the shape of their wings.

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2. 2
   adjective

   Changed into a special kind that does one particular job.

   Like a worker who has trained for one special job instead of doing many.

   A differentiated cell can no longer turn into other kinds of cells.

   Muscle and nerve cells are highly differentiated.

   Similarspecialized, mature

   Oppositeundifferentiated, unspecialized

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3. 3
   adjectivefiguratively

   Able to notice or show small differences between things.

   Our teacher wants a differentiated answer, not just "good" or "bad."

   My aunt is a careful, differentiated thinker who notices small differences that other people miss.

   Similarnuanced, discerning, discriminating, subtle

   Oppositesimplistic, crude

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