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5 definitions found 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.
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