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Definition of 'discriminate'

Verb

  1. recognize or perceive the difference
       Synonyms: know apart
  2. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
       Synonyms: separate single out
  3. distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

Adjective

  1. marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"
       Synonyms: discriminating
       Antonyms: indiscriminate
  2. noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"
       Synonyms: nice


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