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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (3)

1. recognize or perceive the difference;
[syn: discriminate, know apart]

2. treat differently on the basis of sex or race;
[syn: discriminate, separate, single out]

3. distinguish;
- Example: "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions;
- Example: "discriminate judgments"
- Example: "discriminate people"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) To treat unequally. (b) (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

discriminate adj 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [ant: indiscriminate] v 1: recognize or perceive the difference [syn: discriminate, know apart] 2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn: discriminate, separate, single out] 3: distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:

67 Moby Thesaurus words for "discriminate": analyze, anatomize, atomize, change, chop logic, collate, compare, contradistinguish, contrast, demarcate, demark, desynonymize, difference, differentiate, discern, discriminate against, disequalize, disfavor, disjoin, distinguish, diversify, divide, draw the line, extricate, favor, individualize, individuate, make a distinction, mark, mark off, mark out, mark the interface, modify, note, particularize, perceive, personalize, pick out, play favorites, prefer, red-bait, refine a distinction, remark, screen, screen out, segregate, select, separate, set a limit, set apart, set off, sever, severalize, show preference, sieve, sieve out, sift, sift out, sort, sort out, specialize, split hairs, subdivide, subtilize, treat unequally, vary, winnow
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):

DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.