W: (v) differentiate [Related to: difference] (be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense) "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
S: (n) dispute, difference, difference of opinion, conflict (a disagreement or argument about something important) "he had a dispute with his wife"; "there were irreconcilable differences"; "the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats"
S: (n) difference (a significant change) "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
S: (n) change (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event) "he attributed the change to their marriage"
S: (n) difference (a significant change) "the difference in her is amazing"; "his support made a real difference"
S: (n) gradient (a graded change in the magnitude of some physical quantity or dimension)