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discriminate
Found in thesaurus: severalise, secern, tell, separate, secernate, differentiate, severalize, distinguish, tell apart, recognise, recognize, make out, pick out, discern
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discriminate
v.
separate, distinguish; treat differently, show partiality
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Discrimination
Discrimination is treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing is perceived to belong to rather than on individual merit.This includes treatment of an individual or group based on their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or social category, "in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated" It involves the group's initial reaction or interaction going on to influence the individual's actual behavior towards the group leader or the group, restricting members of one group from opportunities or privileges that are available to another group, leading to the exclusion of the individual or entities based on logical or irrational decision making.
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discriminate
Verb
1. recognize or perceive the difference
(synonym) know apart
(hypernym) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
(hyponym) subtilize
(derivation) discrimination, secernment
2. treat differently on the basis of sex or race
(synonym) separate, single out
(hypernym) distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
(hyponym) isolate, insulate
(derivation) discrimination, favoritism, favouritism
3. distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
(hypernym) recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart
(derivation) discrimination, secernment
Adjective
1. marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"
(synonym) discriminating
(antonym) indiscriminate
(see-also) discriminating
2. noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"
(synonym) nice
(similar) discriminating
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discriminare
v.
discriminate, distinguish; show partiality
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discriminar
v.
discriminate
