verb (v)

• mark as different(verb.cognition)

  Synonym:
  distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart
  

  source: wordnet30
• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense(verb.cognition)

  Synonym:
  distinguish, mark
  

  source: wordnet30
• calculate a derivative; take the derivative(verb.cognition)

  Antonym:
  integrate
  

  source: wordnet30
• become different during development(verb.change)

  Example:
  Cells differentiate.
  

  Antonym:
  dedifferentiate
  

  source: wordnet30
• evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment(verb.change)

  Synonym:
  specialise, specialize, speciate
  

  source: wordnet30
• become distinct and acquire a different character(verb.change)

  source: wordnet30
• To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect a difference in, as regards classification; to develop differential characteristics in; to specialize; to desynonymize.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To acquire a distinct and separate character.(verb)

  source: webster1913