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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, a. [L. discriminatus p. p. of
discriminare to divide, separate, fr discrimen division,
distinction, decision, fr discernere. See {Discern}, and cf
{Criminate}.]
Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain
tokens. --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Discriminated}; p. pr & vb n. {Discriminating}.]
To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to
separate from another by discerning differences; to
distinguish. --Cowper.
To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, v. i.
1. To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish
accurately; as in judging of evidence, we should be
careful to discriminate between probability and slight
presumption.
2.
a To treat unequally.
b (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs for
substantially the same service.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
discriminate
adj 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions;
"discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [syn:
{discriminating}] [ant: {indiscriminate}]
2: noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior
designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the
argument" [syn: {nice}]
v 1: recognize or perceive the difference [syn: {know apart}]
2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: {separate},
{single out}]
3: distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes
in this complicated dish"
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or
thing is if possible, more objectionable than another.
more about discriminate
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