"indifferentiate" meaning in English

See indifferentiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: indifferentiates [present, singular, third-person], indifferentiating [participle, present], indifferentiated [participle, past], indifferentiated [past]
Etymology: in- + differentiate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|in|differentiate}} in- + differentiate Head templates: {{en-verb}} indifferentiate (third-person singular simple present indifferentiates, present participle indifferentiating, simple past and past participle indifferentiated)
  1. To make less distinct; to obscure any differentiation.
    Sense id: en-indifferentiate-en-verb-XJVCIsiL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-

Inflected forms

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