Definitions for discriminate
dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪt; -nɪtdis·crim·i·nate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discriminateverb

   marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions

   "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"

2. discriminate, know apartverb

   recognize or perceive the difference

3. discriminate, separate, single outverb

   treat differently on the basis of sex or race

4. discriminateverb

   distinguish

   "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discriminateverb

   To make distinctions.

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

2. discriminateverb

   To make decisions based on prejudice.

   The law prohibits discriminating against people based on their skin color.

3. Etymology: From discriminatus, past participle of discriminare, from discrimen, from discerno; see discern, discreet, discrete. Compare crime.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DISCRIMINATEverb

   Etymology: discrimino, Latin.

   1. To mark with notes of difference; to distinguish by certain tokens from another.

   Oysters and cockles and muscles, which move not, have no discriminate sex. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 875.

   There are three sorts of it differing in fineness from each other, and discriminated by the natives by three peculiar names. Boyle.

   The right hand is discriminated from the left by a natural, necessary, and never to be confounded distinction. South.

   Although the features of his countenance be no reason of obedience, yet they may serve to discriminate him from any other person, whom she is not to obey. Edward Stillingfleet.

   There may be ways of discriminating the voice; as by acuteness and gravity, the several degrees of rising and falling from one tone or note to another. William Holder.

   2. To select or separate from others.

   You owe little less for what you are not, than for what you are, to that discriminating mercy, to which alone you owe your exemption from miseries. Boyle.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. discriminate

   Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories. Discrimination especially occurs when individuals or groups are unfairly treated in a way which is worse than other people are treated, on the basis of their actual or perceived membership in certain groups or social categories. It involves restricting members of one group from opportunities or privileges that are available to members of another group.Discriminatory traditions, policies, ideas, practices and laws exist in many countries and institutions in all parts of the world, including territories where discrimination is generally looked down upon. In some places, attempts such as quotas have been used to benefit those who are believed to be current or past victims of discrimination. These attempts have often been met with controversy, and have sometimes been called reverse discrimination.

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1. discriminate

   Discriminate generally refers to the ability or act of recognizing, understanding or identifying a difference or distinction between things or people. However, in most contexts, it is used to refer to unjust or prejudicial treatment of people or groups based on certain characteristics such as race, age, sex, disability, etc. In mathematics, it refers to a specific value derived from a polynomial equation that provides information about its roots.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discriminateadjective

   having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens

2. Discriminateverb

   to set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish

3. Discriminateverb

   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

4. Discriminateverb

   to treat unequally

5. Discriminateverb

   to impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service

6. Etymology: [L. discriminatus, p. p. of discriminare to divide, separate, fr. discrimen division, distinction, decision, fr. discernere. See Discern, and cf. Criminate.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Discriminate

   dis-krim′i-nāt, v.t. to note the difference: to distinguish: to select from others.—v.i. to make a difference or distinction: to distinguish.—adv. Discrim′inately.—p.adj. Discrim′inating, noting distinctions: gifted with judgment and penetration.—adv. Discrim′inatingly.—n. Discriminā′tion, act or quality of distinguishing: acuteness: discernment, judgment.—adj. Discrim′inative, that marks a difference: characteristic: observing distinctions.—adv. Discrim′inatively.—n. Discrim′inātor. [L. discrimināre, -ātum—discrimen, discriminis, that which separates, discernĕre, discern.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of discriminate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of discriminate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of discriminate in a Sentence

1. Popstar Demi Lovato:

   Mental illness doesn’t discriminate by age.

2. Joe Neguse:

   It is un-American to discriminate against immigrants solely because of where they come from or how they pray.

3. AiR Atman in Ravi:

   If you Believe whatever you read, and don’t Discriminate between Bead and Seed...If Myth and Superstition is all you Feed, then Misery in Life will take the Lead.

4. Terry Macias:

   We didn't see it coming, covid doesn't discriminate. It's the luck of the draw and it could happen to anybody.

5. Jimmy Carter:

   But still, there is a very great reluctance among some Protestants, like Southern Baptists, among others, (to) treat women equally in the eyes of God, and that sends a signal that it is OK to discriminate against girls and women.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=discriminate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Discriminate
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=discriminate
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discriminate
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/discriminate
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=discriminate