Meaning of DISCRIMINATE
| Pronunciation: | | [adj]di'skrimunit, [v]di'skrimu`neyt, di'skreemi`neyt
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- [adj] marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"
- [adj] noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"
- [v] recognize or perceive the difference
- [v] distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
- [v] treat differently on the basis of sex or race
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| | Synonyms: | | discriminating, know apart, nice, separate, single out |
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| | Antonyms: | | indiscriminate | | |
| | See Also: | | differentiate, differentiate, disadvantage, discern, disfavor, disfavour, distinguish, distinguish, distinguish, hive off, insulate, isolate, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, redline, secern, secern, secernate, secernate, segregate, separate, severalise, severalise, severalize, severalize, subtilize, tell, tell, tell apart, tell apart, tell apart | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dis*crim"i*nate\, a. [L. discriminatus, p. p. of
discriminare to divide, separate, fr. discrimen division,
distinction, decision, fr. discernere. See {Discern}, and cf.
{Criminate}.]
Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain
tokens. --Bacon.
\Dis*crim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Discriminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discriminating}.]
To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to
separate from another by discerning differences; to
distinguish. --Cowper.
To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow.
\Dis*crim"i*nate\, v. i.
1. To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish
accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be
careful to discriminate between probability and slight
presumption.
2.
(a) To treat unequally.
(b) (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs for
substantially the same service.
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| | Related Terms: | | analyze, anatomize, atomize, change, chop logic, collate, compare, contradistinguish, contrast, demarcate, demark, desynonymize, difference, differentiate, discern, discriminate against, disequalize, disfavor, disjoin, distinguish, diversify, divide, draw the line, extricate, favor, individualize, individuate, make a distinction, mark, mark off, mark out, mark the interface, modify, note, particularize, perceive, personalize, pick out, play favorites, prefer, red-bait, refine a distinction, remark, screen, screen out, segregate, select, separate, set a limit, set apart, set off, sever, severalize, show preference, sieve, sieve out, sift, sift out, sort, sort out, specialize, split hairs, subdivide, subtilize, treat unequally, vary, winnow |
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