speciate

British

/ ˈspiːsɪˌeɪt /

verb

to form or develop into a new biological species

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Etymology

Origin of speciate

C20: back formation from _speciation

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Clearly, there are powerful forces that drive life-forms to differentiate, to speciate.

From New York Times ● Aug. 14, 2014

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