differentiate vs take to be

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. 

take to be

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