What is the meaning of differentiated?

verb

• Mark as different.
  • usage: "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
  • synonyms: distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
• Be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense.
  • usage: "His modesty distinguishes him from his peers"
  • synonyms: distinguish, mark, differentiate
• Calculate a derivative; take the derivative.
  • synonyms: differentiate
• Become different during development.
  • usage: "cells differentiate"
  • synonyms: differentiate
• Evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment.
  • synonyms: speciate, differentiate, specialize, specialise
• Become distinct and acquire a different character.
  • synonyms: differentiate

adjective

• Made different (especially in the course of development) or shown to be different.
  • usage: "the differentiated markings of butterflies"; "the regionally differentiated results"
• Exhibiting biological specialization; adapted during development to a specific function or environment. .