DISCRIMINATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does discriminate mean?
• DISCRIMINATE (adjective)
The adjective DISCRIMINATE has 2 senses:
1. marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
2. noting distinctions with nicety
Familiarity information: DISCRIMINATE used as an adjective is rare.
• DISCRIMINATE (verb)
The verb DISCRIMINATE has 3 senses:
1. recognize or perceive the difference
2. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
3. distinguish
Familiarity information: DISCRIMINATE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• DISCRIMINATE (adjective)
Meaning:
Marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
Synonyms:
discriminate; discriminating
Context examples:
discriminate judgments / discriminate people
Also:
discriminating (showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste)
Antonym:
indiscriminate (not marked by fine distinctions)
Meaning:
Noting distinctions with nicety
Synonyms:
discriminate; nice
Context examples:
a discriminating interior designer / a nice sense of color / a nice point in the argument
Similar:
discriminating (showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste)
• DISCRIMINATE (verb)
Meaning:
Recognize or perceive the difference
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Synonyms:
discriminate; know apart
Hypernyms (to "discriminate" is one way to...):
differentiate; distinguish; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; tell; tell apart (mark as different)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discriminate"):
subtilize (mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words)
Sentence frames:
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Meaning:
Treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
single out; discriminate; separate
Hypernyms (to "discriminate" is one way to...):
differentiate; distinguish; secern; secernate; separate; severalise; severalize; tell; tell apart (mark as different)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "discriminate"):
insulate; isolate (place or set apart)
hive off (remove from a group and make separate)
segregate (separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation)
redline (discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood)
disadvantage; disfavor; disfavour (put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm)
Sentence frames:
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Distinguish
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Context example:
I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish
Hypernyms (to "discriminate" is one way to...):
discern; distinguish; make out; pick out; recognise; recognize; tell apart (detect with the senses)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
