 discriminate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] recognize or perceive the difference | |
| Synonyms: | know_apart | |
| Related terms: | distinguish subtilize discrimination | |
| 2. | [ verb ] treat differently on the basis of sex or race | |
| Synonyms: | single_out separate | |
| Related terms: | distinguish isolate segregate disadvantage redline hive_off discrimination | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions | |
| Synonyms: | discriminating | |
| Examples: | "discriminate judgments" "discriminate people" |
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| Related terms: | indiscriminate discriminating | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] noting distinctions with nicety | |
| Synonyms: | nice | |
| Examples: | "a discriminating interior designer" "a nice sense of color" "a nice point in the argument" |
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| Related terms: | discriminating | |
| 5. | [ verb ] distinguish | |
| Examples: | "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" |
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| Related terms: | recognize discrimination | |
| Similar spelling: |
discriminative discriminator discriminable discriminatory discrimination discriminating dichromate dichromat discernment dichromatic dichromatism dichromia disorientate dichromatopsia |
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