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dis·crim·i·nate

Audio Help [v. di-skrim-uh-neyt; adj. di-skrim-uh-nit] Pronunciation Key verb, -nat·ed, -nat·ing, adjective

–verb (used without object)

1.	to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality: The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.

2.	to note or observe a difference; distinguish accurately: to discriminate between things.

–verb (used with object)

3.	to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate: a mark that discriminates the original from the copy.

4.	to note or distinguish as different: He can discriminate minute variations in tone.

–adjective

5.	marked by discrimination; making or evidencing nice distinctions: discriminate people; discriminate judgments.

[Origin: 1620–30; < L discrīminātus separated, ptp. of discrīmināre. See discriminant, -ate¹

]

—Related forms

dis·crim·i·nate·ly, adverb

—Synonyms 3. See distinguish.

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dis·crim·i·nate Audio Help   (dĭ-skrĭm'ə-nāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   dis·crim·i·nat·ed, dis·crim·i·nat·ing, dis·crim·i·nates

v.   intr.

1. To make a clear distinction; distinguish: discriminate among the options available.
2. To make sensible decisions; judge wisely.
To make distinctions on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit; show preference or prejudice: was accused of discriminating against women; discriminated in favor of his cronies.

v. tr.

To perceive the distinguishing features of; recognize as distinct: discriminate right from wrong.
To distinguish by noting differences; differentiate: unable to discriminate colors.
To make or constitute a distinction in or between: methods that discriminate science from pseudoscience.

[Latin discrīmināre, discrīmināt-, from discrīmen, discrīmin-, distinction; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

dis·crim'i·nate (-nĭt) adj., dis·crim'i·nate·ly adv.

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discriminate

1628, from L. discriminare "to divide," from discrimen, derived n. from discernere (see discern). The adverse (usually racial) sense is first recorded 1866, Amer.Eng. Positive sense remains in discriminating (adj.) "possessing discernment" (1792).

"It especially annoys me when racists are accused of 'discrimination.' The ability to discriminate is a precious facility; by judging all members of one 'race' to be the same, the racist precisely shows himself incapable of discrimination." [Christopher Hitchens]

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discriminate
adjective
1.	marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [ant: indiscriminate]
verb
1.	recognize or perceive the difference
2.	treat differently on the basis of sex or race
3.	distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

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discriminate1 [diˈskrimineit] verb

(with between) to make or see a difference between
Example: It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty.

Arabic:	يُمَيِّز، يُفَرِّق
Chinese (Simplified):	区别
Chinese (Traditional):	區別
Czech:	rozlišovat
Danish:	skelne
Dutch:	onderscheid maken
Estonian:	vahet tegema
Finnish:	erottaa
French:	distinguer (entre)
German:	unterscheiden
Greek:	διακρίνω
Hungarian:	különbséget tesz
Icelandic:	gera greinarmun á, greina á milli
Indonesian:	membedakan
Italian:	distinguere

Japanese:	識別する
Korean:	(…을) 구별하다, 분간하다
Latvian:	atšķirt
Lithuanian:	(at)skirti
Norwegian:	skjelne (mellom)
Polish:	rozróżniać
Portuguese (Brazil):	discriminar
Portuguese (Portugal):	discriminar
Romanian:	a distinge (între)
Russian:	различать
Slovak:	rozlišovať, rozoznať
Slovenian:	razlikovati
Spanish:	distinguir
Swedish:	skilja på (mellan)
Turkish:	ayırt etmek

discriminate2 [diˈskrimineit] verb

(often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently
Example: He was accused of discriminating against women employees.

Arabic:	يُمَيِّز ، يُعامِل بِتَمْييز
Chinese (Simplified):	歧视
Chinese (Traditional):	歧視
Czech:	diskriminovat
Danish:	diskriminere; forskelsbehandle
Dutch:	discrimineren
Estonian:	diskrimineerima
Finnish:	syrjiä
French:	établir une discrimination (contre)
German:	benachteiligen
Greek:	κάνω διακρίσεις
Hungarian:	elfogult
Icelandic:	mismuna
Indonesian:	membeda-bedakan
Italian:	discriminare

Japanese:	差別する
Korean:	차별 대우하다
Latvian:	diskriminēt
Lithuanian:	diskriminuoti
Norwegian:	gjøre forskjell på, diskriminere
Polish:	dyskryminować
Portuguese (Brazil):	discriminar
Portuguese (Portugal):	discriminar
Romanian:	a discrimina, a face o discriminare
Russian:	дискриминировать
Slovak:	diskriminovať
Slovenian:	zapostavljati
Spanish:	discriminar
Swedish:	diskriminera
Turkish:	ayrım yapmak

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Discriminate

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.

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Discriminate

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.

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Discriminate

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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