Discriminate

Quick meaning: Discriminate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To make distinctions.

Meaning

(intransitive) To make distinctions.

More Meanings

1. To treat or affect differently, depending on differences in traits.
2. (transitive) To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
3. Having its differences marked; distinguished by certain tokens.

Example Sentences

To discriminate the goats from the sheep.

Low self-esteem can affect both rich and poor people: it doesn't discriminate.

Since he was color blind he was unable to discriminate between the blue and green bottles.

Nevertheless it is certain, that oisters, and cockles, and mussels, which move not, have no discriminate sex

Word Forms

• discriminates
• discriminating
• discriminated

Synonyms for discriminate

Depending on context, synonyms include distinguish, differentiate, disfavor, nice, separate, discriminating.

Antonyms for discriminate

Common opposites include favor, indiscriminate.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include separate, nice, discriminative, discriminatory, distinguish, secern.

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