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Meaning of discriminate in English
Pronunciation
/dəˈskrɪməˌneɪt/
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Verb
discriminate
Etymology
early 17th century: from Latin discriminat-‘distinguished between’, from the verb discriminare, from discrimen‘distinction’, from the verb discernere (see discern)
Definitions
1.
recognize or perceive the difference
2.
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
3.
distinguish
Examples
« I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish »
Classifying Adjective
discriminate
Definitions
1.
noting distinctions with nicety
Examples
« a discriminating interior designer »
« a nice sense of color »
« a nice point in the argument »
Synonyms
discriminating
Qualitative Adjective
discriminate
Definitions
1.
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
Examples
« discriminate judgments »
« discriminate people »
Antonyms
indiscriminate
See also
discriminating