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- [verb dih-skrim-uh-neyt; adjective dih-skrim-uh-nit]
- /verb dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪt; adjective dɪˈskrɪm ə nɪt/
- /dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.neɪt/
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- [verb dih-skrim-uh-neyt; adjective dih-skrim-uh-nit]
- /verb dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪt; adjective dɪˈskrɪm ə nɪt/
Definitions of discriminate word
- verb without object discriminate 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. 1
- verb without object discriminate to note or observe a difference; distinguish accurately: to discriminate between things. 1
- verb with object discriminate to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate: a mark that discriminates the original from the copy. 1
- verb with object discriminate to note or distinguish as different: He can discriminate minute variations in tone. 1
- adjective discriminate marked by discrimination; making or evidencing nice distinctions: discriminate people; discriminate judgments. 1
- noun discriminate Recognize a distinction; differentiate. 1
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Origin of discriminate
First appearance:
before 1620 One of the 42% oldest English words
1620-30; < Latin discrīminātus separated, past participle of discrīmināre. See discriminant, -ate1
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Parts of speech for Discriminate
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discriminate popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
discriminate usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for discriminate
verb discriminate
- segregate — to separate or set apart from others or from the main body or group; isolate: to segregate exceptional children; to segregate hardened criminals.
- incline — to deviate from the vertical or horizontal; slant.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- favor — something done or granted out of goodwill, rather than from justice or for remuneration; a kind act: to ask a favor.
- judge — Alan L(aVern) born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
adjective discriminate
- discriminative — constituting a particular quality, trait, or difference; characteristic; notable.
Antonyms for discriminate
verb discriminate
- mix up — an act or instance of mixing.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
- combine — If you combine two or more things or if they combine, they exist together.
- unite — to join, combine, or incorporate so as to form a single whole or unit.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
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