differentiate
verb (used with object)
to form or mark differently from other such things; distinguish.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
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However, a banking source with knowledge of the matter said Italian authorities were differentiating between the two deals.
From Reuters ● Apr. 18, 2013