/
dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/
v.
- recognize a distinction.
▸perceive or constitute the difference in or between.
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(usu. discriminate against)
make an unjust distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.
Derivative
- discriminately adv.
- discriminative adj.
Etymology
C17: from L. discriminat-, discriminare ‘distinguish between’.