English adjective: discriminate | |||
1. | discriminate marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions | ||
Samples | Discriminate judgments. Discriminate people. | ||
See also | discriminating | ||
Antonyms | indiscriminate | ||
English verb: discriminate | |||
1. | discriminate (cognition) recognize or perceive the difference | ||
Synonyms | know apart | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | subtilize | ||
2. | discriminate (social) treat differently on the basis of sex or race | ||
Synonyms | separate, single out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour, hive off, insulate, isolate, redline, segregate | ||
3. | discriminate (perception) distinguish | ||
Samples | I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart | ||