discriminate
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Britannica Dictionary definition of DISCRIMINATE
1
[no object]
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to unfairly treat a person or group of people differently from other people or groups
— often + against
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The school is not allowed to discriminate.
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It is illegal to discriminate on the grounds/basis of race/sex. [=it is illegal to treat someone differently because of his or her race/sex]
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The firm discriminated against him because of his race.
2
somewhat formal
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to notice and understand that one thing is different from another thing
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to recognize a difference between things
[+ object]
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He is old enough to discriminate [=distinguish, tell] right from wrong.
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I can discriminate [=differentiate] the individual voices in the choir.
[no object]
— often + among or between
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He could discriminate among the birds by their calls.
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She can discriminate between ripe and unripe fruit by smell alone.
