assimilate vs differentiate

assimilate

noun
  • Something that is or has been assimilated. 

verb
  • To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a resemblance between. 

  • To incorporate nutrients into the body, especially after digestion. 

  • To incorporate or absorb (knowledge) into the mind. 

  • To liken, compare to something similar. 

  • To become similar. 

  • To absorb (a person or people) into a community or culture. 

  • To be incorporated or absorbed into something. 

differentiate

noun
  • Something that has been differentiated or stratified. 

verb
  • To (cause to) go through a process of development called differentiation; to make or become different in form or function. 

  • To recognize a distinction or difference between two things. 

  • To make different; to change, modify. 

  • To perceive the difference between things; to discriminate. 

  • To calculate the derivative of a function. 

  • To calculate the differential of a function of multiple variables. 

  • To teach a lesson in multiple different ways in order to meet the needs of more or less advanced students. 

How often have the words assimilate and differentiate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )