discriminate

dis·crim·i·nate

 (dĭ-skrĭm′ə-nāt′)

v. dis·crim·i·nat·ed, dis·crim·i·nat·ing, dis·crim·i·nates

v.intr.

1. To make a clear distinction; distinguish: discriminate among the options available.

2. To make distinctions on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit, especially to show prejudice on the basis of ethnicity, gender, or a similar social factor: was accused of discriminating against women; discriminated in favor of his cronies.

v.tr.

1. To perceive or notice the distinguishing features of; recognize as distinct: unable to discriminate colors.

2. To make or constitute a distinction in or between: methods that discriminate science from pseudoscience; characteristics that discriminate early stone artifacts from pieces of natural stone.

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[Latin discrīmināre, discrīmināt-, from discrīmen, discrīmin-, distinction; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]

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dis·crim′i·nate (-nĭt) adj.

dis·crim′i·nate·ly adv.

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discriminate

vb

1. (intr; usually foll by in favour of or against) to single out a particular person, group, etc, for special favour or, esp, disfavour, often because of a characteristic such as race, colour, sex, intelligence, etc

2. (when: intr, foll by between or among) to recognize or understand the difference (between); distinguish: to discriminate right and wrong; to discriminate between right and wrong.

3. (intr) to constitute or mark a difference

4. (intr) to be discerning in matters of taste

adj

showing or marked by discrimination

[C17: from Latin discrīmināre to divide, from discrīmen a separation, from discernere to discern]

disˈcriminately adv

disˈcrimiˌnator n

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dis•crim•i•nate

(v. dɪˈskrɪm əˌneɪt; adj. -nɪt)

v. -nat•ed, -nat•ing,
adj. v.i.

1. to make a distinction in favor of or against a person on the basis of the group or class to which the person belongs, rather than according to merit.

2. to note or observe a difference; distinguish accurately.

v.t.

3. to note or distinguish as different.

4. to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate.

adj.

5. marked by discrimination; making or evidencing nice distinctions.

[1620–30; < Latin discrīminātus, past participle of discrīmināre]

dis•crim′i•nate•ly, adv.

dis•crim′i•na`tor, n.

syn: See distinguish.

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discriminate

Past participle: discriminated
Gerund: discriminating

Imperative

discriminate

discriminate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	discriminate - recognize or perceive the difference know apart subtilize - mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple"
	2.	discriminate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race single out, separate isolate, insulate - place or set apart; "They isolated the political prisoners from the other inmates" differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, severalise, severalize, tell apart, separate, tell - mark as different; "We distinguish several kinds of maple" hive off - remove from a group and make separate; "The unit was hived off from its parent company" segregate - separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county" redline - discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
	3.	discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" make out, discern, tell apart, spot, distinguish, pick out, recognise, recognize - detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"
Adj.	1.	discriminate - marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" discriminating - showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur" indiscriminate - not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles"

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discriminate

verb differentiate, distinguish, discern, separate, assess, evaluate, tell the difference, draw a distinction He is incapable of discriminating between a good idea and a bad one.

discriminate against someone treat differently, single out, victimize, disfavour, treat as inferior, show bias against, show prejudice against They believe the law discriminates against women.

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discriminate

verb

1. To recognize as being different:

differentiate, discern, distinguish, know, separate, tell.

2. To make noticeable or different:

characterize, differentiate, distinguish, individualize, mark, set apart, signalize, singularize.

adjective

Able to recognize small differences or draw fine distinctions:

discriminating, discriminative, discriminatory, select, selective.

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Translations

يُمَيِّز ، يُعامِل بِتَمْييزيُمَيِّز، يُفَرِّق

diskriminovatrozlišovat

diskriminereforskelsbehandleskelne

benachteiligenunterscheiden

discriminerdistinguer

gera greinarmun á, greina á millimismuna

discriminarediscriminazionedistinguerefinegiudizio

diskriminacijadiskriminuoti

atšķirtdiskriminēt

diskriminere

diskriminovaťrozlišovať

razlikovatizapostavljati

ayırt etmekayrım yapmak

区别歧视

discriminate

[dɪsˈkrɪmɪneɪt]

A. VI

1. (= distinguish) → distinguir (between entre)

2. (= show prejudice) to discriminate against sb → discriminar a algn
to discriminate in favour of sb → hacer discriminaciones en favor de algn

3. (= show good judgment) → tener buen criterio

B. VT → distinguir (from de)

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discriminate

[dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt]

vi

(= show bias) → établir une discrimination
to discriminate against sb → pratiquer une discrimination contre qn
to discriminate in favour of sb → pratiquer une discrimination en faveur de qn

(= recognize differences) to discriminate between sth and sth → distinguer qch de qch

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discriminate

vi

(= be discriminating) → kritisch sein; (= distinguish) → unterscheiden (→ between zwischen +dat)

(= make unfair distinction) → Unterschiede machen (→ between zwischen +dat); to discriminate in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of/against somebody → jdn bevorzugen/benachteiligen

vt → unterscheiden, einen Unterschied machen zwischen (+dat); to discriminate good from bad → Gut und Böse unterscheiden können

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discriminate

[dɪsˈkrɪmɪˌneɪt] vi to discriminate (between) (gen) → distinguere (tra)
to discriminate against/in favour of → fare discriminazioni ai danni di/a favore di
to discriminate against women → fare discriminazioni contro le donne

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discriminate

(diˈskrimineit) verb

1. (with between) to make or see a difference between. It is difficult to discriminate between real and pretended cases of poverty. onderskei يُمَيِّز، يُفَرِّق различавам discriminar rozlišovat unterscheiden skelne διακρίνωdistinguir vahet tegema تشخیص دادن erottaa distinguer לְהַבחִין בֵּין- भेद करना diskriminirati, načiniti razliku különbséget tesz membedakan gera greinarmun á, greina á milli distinguere 識別する 식별하다 (at)skirti atšķirt membezakan onderscheid makenskjelne rozróżniać تبعيض كولو تو پير كول بېلول، له يوه چاسره دبل چا په نسبت بېله رويه كول: پيژندل، تميز كول discriminar a distinge (între) различать rozlišovať, rozoznať razlikovati napraviti razliku skilja på (mellan) บอกความแตกต่างระหว่าง ayırt etmek 區別 розрізняти; розпізнавати امتیاز کرنا phân biệt 区别

2. (often with against) to treat a certain kind of people differently. He was accused of discriminating against women employees. diskriminasie, iemand agterstel/benadeel يُمَيِّز ، يُعامِل بِتَمْييز дискриминация discriminar diskriminovat benachteiligen diskriminere; forskelsbehandle κάνω διακρίσεις discriminar diskrimineerima فرق گذاشتن؛ تبعیض قائل شدن syrjiä établir une discrimination (contre) לְהָפלוֹת भेदभाव करना praviti razliku između nekoga elfogult membeda-bedakan mismuna discriminare 差別する 차별하다 diskriminuoti diskriminēt membeza-bezakan discriminerengjøre forskjell på, diskrimineredyskryminować تبعيض كولو تو پير كول بېلول discriminar a discri­mina, a face o discriminare дискриминировать diskriminovať zapostavljati diskriminisati diskriminera ปฏิบัติอย่างเลือกที่รักมักที่ชังกับ ayrım yapmak 歧視 дискримінувати; ставитися по-різному تمیز برتنا phân biệt đối xử 歧视

disˌcrimiˈnation noun

diskriminasie, onderskeiding تَمْييز отнасям се различно discriminação rozlišování; diskriminace die Diskriminierung diskrimination; diskriminering; forskelsbehandling διάκρισηdiscriminación diskriminatsioon شناخت؛ تبعیض syrjintä discriminationהבחנה, אפליה भेदभाव diskriminacija megkülönböztetés diskriminasi mismunun discriminazione 区別 식별, 차별 diskriminacija diskriminācija; diskriminēšana perbezaan onderscheid, discriminatieforskjellsbehandling, diskrimineringdyskryminacja : پيژندل discriminação discriminare дискриминация diskriminácia razlikovanje diskriminacija åtskillnad, diskriminering การแบ่งแยก ayrım, ayrımcılık 歧視，區別 неоднакове ставлення; дискримінація تفریق sự phân biệt 歧视

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discriminate

v. discriminar; mostrar prejuicio; hacer notar diferencias.

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