DISCRIMINATE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • recognize or perceive the difference
   Synonym(s)
   • know apart (what does know apart mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) discriminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distinguish (what does distinguish mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • differentiate (what does differentiate mean?)
   • secern (what does secern mean?)
   • secernate (what does secernate mean?)
   • severalize (what does severalize mean?)
   • severalise (what does severalise mean?)
   • tell (what does tell mean?)
   • tell apart (what does tell apart mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • subtilize (what does subtilize mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discrimination (what does discrimination mean?)
   • secernment (what does secernment mean?)
   • differentiator (what does differentiator mean?)
   • discriminator (what does discriminator mean?)
2. Meaning
   • distinguish
   Usage Example(s)
   • I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish
   Hypernyms(s) discriminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recognize (what does recognize mean?)
   • recognise (what does recognise mean?)
   • distinguish (what does distinguish mean?)
   • discern (what does discern mean?)
   • pick out (what does pick out mean?)
   • make out (what does make out mean?)
   • tell apart (what does tell apart mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discrimination (what does discrimination mean?)
   • secernment (what does secernment mean?)
3. Meaning
   • treat differently on the basis of sex or race
   Synonym(s)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • single out (what does single out mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) discriminate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • distinguish (what does distinguish mean?)
   • separate (what does separate mean?)
   • differentiate (what does differentiate mean?)
   • secern (what does secern mean?)
   • secernate (what does secernate mean?)
   • severalize (what does severalize mean?)
   • severalise (what does severalise mean?)
   • tell (what does tell mean?)
   • tell apart (what does tell apart mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • isolate (what does isolate mean?)
   • insulate (what does insulate mean?)
   • hive off (what does hive off mean?)
   • segregate (what does segregate mean?)
   • redline (what does redline mean?)
   • disadvantage (what does disadvantage mean?)
   • disfavor (what does disfavor mean?)
   • disfavour (what does disfavour mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • discrimination (what does discrimination mean?)
   • favoritism (what does favoritism mean?)
   • favouritism (what does favouritism mean?)
   • differentiator (what does differentiator mean?)
   • discriminator (what does discriminator mean?)

DISCRIMINATE as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
   Synonym(s)
   • discriminating (what does discriminating mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • discriminate judgments
   • discriminate people
   Antonym(s)
   • indiscriminate (what does indiscriminate mean?)
   See Also
   • discriminating (what does discriminating mean?)
2. Meaning
   • noting distinctions with nicety
   Synonym(s)
   • nice (what does nice mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a discriminating interior designer
   • a nice sense of color
   • a nice point in the argument
   Similar To
   • discriminating (what does discriminating mean?)