Discriminate

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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           To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2.
        (a) To treat unequally.
        (b) (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs for
            substantially the same service.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  discriminate
       adj 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions;
              "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [syn:
              {discriminating}] [ant: {indiscriminate}]
       2: noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior
          designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the
          argument" [syn: {nice}]
       v 1: recognize or perceive the difference [syn: {know apart}]
       2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: {separate},
           {single out}]
       3: distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes
          in this complicated dish"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  67 Moby Thesaurus words for "discriminate":
     analyze, anatomize, atomize, change, chop logic, collate, compare,
     contradistinguish, contrast, demarcate, demark, desynonymize,
     difference, differentiate, discern, discriminate against,
     disequalize, disfavor, disjoin, distinguish, diversify, divide,
     draw the line, extricate, favor, individualize, individuate,
     make a distinction, mark, mark off, mark out, mark the interface,
     modify, note, particularize, perceive, personalize, pick out,
     play favorites, prefer, red-bait, refine a distinction, remark,
     screen, screen out, segregate, select, separate, set a limit,
     set apart, set off, sever, severalize, show preference, sieve,
     sieve out, sift, sift out, sort, sort out, specialize, split hairs,
     subdivide, subtilize, treat unequally, vary, winnow
  
  

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  DISCRIMINATE, v.i.  To note the particulars in which one person or
  thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.