Discriminate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
verb
- treat differently on the basis of sex or race (syn: separate)
- distinguish
adjective
discriminate people
Extra examples
The school is not allowed to discriminate.
...the human eye can discriminate between very slight gradations of color...
The two brothers are so much alike, it is difficult to discriminate between them.
Only a trained eye can discriminate between the two paintings.
The device can discriminate between the cancerous and the normal cells.
Under federal law, it is illegal to discriminate against minorities and women.
It was found that the company still discriminated on the basis of race in promotions.
Newborn babies can discriminate between a man's and a woman's voice.
The Commission for Racial Equality teaches organisations not to discriminate.
I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish
Word forms
I/you/we/they: discriminate
he/she/it: discriminates
present participle: discriminating
past tense: discriminated
past participle: discriminated
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