About The Word Discriminate

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Discriminate

Discriminate Meaning & Definition
Discriminate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Discriminate?

[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

Synonyms | Synonyms for Discriminate: discriminating | know apart | nice | separate | single out

Related Terms | Find terms related to Discriminate: 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

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

Discriminate In Webster's Dictionary

\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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