differentiate
verb (used with object)
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
had differentiated
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past perfectof differentiate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Despite the overlap, the Russell 1000 Value and Growth indexes have had differentiated performance.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2025
Only two states had differentiated for-hire drivers from volunteers in insurance statutes at that time.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2022
To begin with, he declared, both the theoretical and the morphological yardsticks by which the anatomists had differentiated them were entirely inappropriate.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 12, 2015
The affinity group became more valued and she had differentiated herself by her leadership.
From Forbes ● Jun. 25, 2014
After he had differentiated genuine cowpox, however, there was no difficulty in tracing its apparent protective power.
From Makers of Modern Medicine by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
