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discriminate
[ verb dih-skrim-uh-neyt; adjective dih-skrim-uh-nit ]
verb (used without object)
- to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality:
The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives.
- to note or observe a difference; distinguish accurately:
to discriminate between things.
verb (used with object)
- to make or constitute a distinction in or between; differentiate:
a mark that discriminates the original from the copy.
- to note or distinguish as different:
He can discriminate minute variations in tone.
adjective
- marked by discrimination; making or evidencing nice distinctions:
discriminate people; discriminate judgments.
discriminate
verb
- 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
- whenintr, foll by between or among to recognize or understand the difference (between); distinguish
to discriminate between right and wrong
to discriminate right and wrong
- intr to constitute or mark a difference
- intr to be discerning in matters of taste
adjective
- showing or marked by discrimination
Derived Forms
- 徱ˈˌԲٴǰ, noun
- 徱ˈԲٱ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- 徱·i·Բٱ· adverb
- -徱·i·Բe adjective
- d·i·Բٱ verb (used with object) prediscriminated prediscriminating
- ܲd·i·Բe adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of discriminate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of discriminate1
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Example Sentences
It was a high-profile battle through tribunals and courts which put employers' policies on inclusion under the spotlight and raised questions about whether by protecting the rights of one group, another was being discriminated against.
"The Department of Justice will not sit by when women are discriminated against in sports," US Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Wednesday.
Why, when it comes to borders, do we accept policies that blatantly discriminate against people on the basis of where they were born?
However, his manager, Kimberley Hoskins, is taking him and their former employer to tribunal, claiming her allergy amounted to a disability and that they discriminated against her.
The administration has characterized these programs as discriminating on the basis of race.
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