Past tense of differentiate
regular verb
The past tense of differentiate is differentiated. The past participle is also differentiated.
Forms of differentiate
| Base form (V1) | differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | differentiated |
| Past participle (V3) | differentiated |
| Present participle | differentiating |
| Third person singular | differentiates |
Differentiated in a sentence
- The mass of the rich and poor are differentiated by their incomes and nothing else, and the average millionaire is only the average dishwasher dressed in a new suit.1933 January 9, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter XXII, in Down and Out in Paris and London, London: Victor Gollancz...
- Moreover, children of STIP-teachers who showed many types of differentiation activities learnt more than children of STIP-teachers who differentiated less.2017 August, Tessa H.S. Eysink, Manon Hulsbeek, Hannie Gijlers, “Supporting primary school teachers in differentiating in the regular...
- Nearly all documentation of business processes should be skimmable, with the summaries clearly differentiated from the detailed expositions.From the entry skimmable
- “Unprovenienced” is to be differentiated from “unprovenanced,” which refers to artifacts whose ownership history is unknown.2024 April 3, Christopher J. Foster, Glenda Chao, and Mercedes Valmisa, “The Methods and Ethics of Researching Unprovenienced Artifacts…. From the entry unprovenanced
- Neural crest cells are first developed into chromoblasts and then differentiated into chromophores.2021 February 20, Bo-Tian Yang, Bin Wen, Yu Ji, et al., “Comparative metabolomics analysis of pigmentary and structural coloration in…. From the entry chromoblast
Meaning of differentiate
- verb To modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
- verb To show or be the difference or distinction between things.
- verb To recognize as different or distinct.
Questions about the past tense of differentiate
- What is the past tense of differentiate?
- The past tense of differentiate is differentiated.
- What is the past participle of differentiate?
- The past participle of differentiate is differentiated.
- Is differentiate a regular or irregular verb?
- Differentiate is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
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