| ADJECTIVE | all | discriminate | marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions |
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| VERB | cognition | discriminate, know apart | recognize or perceive the difference |
| social | discriminate, separate, single out | treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race | |
| perception | discriminate | distinguish |
| Sounds | dihskrih'mahney.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions. | |
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| Examples |
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| See also | discriminating | showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste |
| Opposite | indiscriminate | not marked by fine distinctions |
| Spanish | entendido, selecto | |
| Meaning | recognize or perceive the difference. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | know apart | |
| Narrower | subtilize | mark fine distinctions and subtleties, as among words |
| Broader | distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart | mark as different |
| Spanish | diferenciar, discriminar | |
| Catalan | discriminar | |
| Adjectives | discriminative, discriminatory | capable of making fine distinctions |
| Nouns | discrimination | the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished |
| discriminator | a person who (or that which) differentiates | |
| Meaning | treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | separate, single out | |
| Narrower | disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour | put at a disadvantage |
| hive off | Remove from a group and make separate | |
| isolate, insulate | place or set apart | |
| redline | discriminate in selling or renting housing in certain areas of a neighborhood | |
| segregate | separate / separate by race or religion | |
| Broader | distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart | mark as different |
| Spanish | discriminar | |
| Catalan | discriminar | |
| Adjectives | discriminatory | being biased or having a belief or attitude formed beforehand |
| discriminatory | manifesting partiality | |
| discriminatory | containing or implying a slight or showing prejudice | |
| Nouns | discrimination | unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice |
| discriminator | a person who (or that which) differentiates | |
| Meaning | distinguish. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish" | |
| Broader | spot, recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart | detect with the senses |
| Spanish | discriminar | |
| Adjectives | discriminative, discriminatory | capable of making fine distinctions |
| Nouns | discrimination | the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished |
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