Discriminate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To make a clear distinction; distinguish: discriminate among the options available.
  • verb-intransitive. To make sensible decisions; judge wisely.
  • verb-intransitive. 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. To perceive the distinguishing features of; recognize as distinct: discriminate right from wrong.
  • v. To distinguish by noting differences; differentiate: unable to discriminate colors.
  • v. To make or constitute a distinction in or between: methods that discriminate science from pseudoscience.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To make distinctions.
  • v. To make decisions based on prejudice.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.
  • v. To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish accurately.
  • verb-intransitive.
  • verb-intransitive. To treat unequally.
  • verb-intransitive. To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To distinguish from something else, or from each other; separate observe or mark the differences between, absolutely or by some note or sign of distinction: as, to discriminate true from false modesty; to discriminate animals by names.
  • To select; pick out; make a distinction in regard to: as, to discriminate certain persons from a crowd of applicants.
  • To make a difference or distinction; observe or note a difference; distinguish: as, to discriminate between degrees of guilt.
  • Discriminating-perceiving nice differences.
  • Distinctive; discriminated.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
  • v. recognize or perceive the difference
  • adj. marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
  • v. distinguish
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    recognise    pick out    discern    recognize    distinguish    tell apart    make out    spot   
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