ALL meanings of discriminate
dis·crim·i·nate
D d - noun discriminate Recognize a distinction; differentiate. 1
- intransitive verb discriminate make a distinction 1
- intransitive verb discriminate show prejudice 1
- intransitive verb discriminate show racial prejudice 1
- transitive verb discriminate distinguish, differentiate 1
- 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
- verb discriminate (Intransitive Verb) To make distinctions. 0
- verb discriminate (Intransitive Verb) (construed with against) To make decisions based on prejudice. 0
- verb discriminate (Transitive Verb) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish. 0
- adjective discriminate Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens. 0
- verb discriminate If you can discriminate between two things, you can recognize that they are different. 0
- verb discriminate To discriminate against a group of people or in favour of a group of people means to unfairly treat them worse or better than other groups. 0
- verb discriminate to single out a particular person, group, etc, for special favour or, esp, disfavour, often because of a characteristic such as race, colour, sex, intelligence, etc 0
- verb discriminate to recognize or understand the difference (between); distinguish 0
- verb discriminate to constitute or mark a difference 0
- verb discriminate to be discerning in matters of taste 0
- adjective discriminate showing or marked by discrimination 0
- verb transitive discriminate to constitute a difference between; differentiate 0
- verb transitive discriminate to recognize the difference between; distinguish 0
- intransitive verb discriminate to see the difference (between things); distinguish 0
- intransitive verb discriminate to be discerning 0
- intransitive verb discriminate to make distinctions in treatment; show partiality (in favor of) or prejudice (against) 0
- adjective discriminate involving discrimination; distinguishing carefully 0