different的动词是differentiate。differentiate的意思是区分，区别，辨别，表明…间的差别，构成…间差别的特征。例句：A botanist can differentiate varieties of plants（植物学家能区分各种不同的植物）。

differentiate的例句：It is wrong to differentiate pupils according to their family backgrounds（根据家庭状况来对待学生是错误的）；This genus of plants differentiate into many species（这种植物可区分为许多种类）。