discriminate
(adjective) marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; “discriminate judgments”; “discriminate people”
discriminate, know apart
(verb) recognize or perceive the difference
discriminate
(verb) distinguish; “I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
discriminate (third-person singular simple present discriminates, present participle discriminating, simple past and past participle discriminated)
(intransitive) To make distinctions.
(intransitive, construed with against) To make decisions based on prejudice.
(transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
Due to the strong pejorative connotations of sense of “decide based on prejudice”, care should be taken in using the term in the sense “distinguish, make distinctions”, and this sense is primarily used in formal discourse; synonyms are generally used instead.
• (make distinctions): distinguish, differentiate; see also tell apart
• (make decisions based on prejudice): disfavor
• (make decisions based on prejudice): favor
discriminate (comparative more discriminate, superlative most discriminate)
Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*crim"i*nate, a. Etym: [L. discriminatus, p. p. of discriminare to divide, separate, fr. discrimen division, distinction, decision, fr. discernere. See Discern, and cf. Criminate.]
Definition: Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens. Bacon.
Dis*crim"i*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discriminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Discriminating.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 June 2025
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