Complete Definition of "discriminate"

see|discriminant

English

Etymology
From L. discriminatum, past participle of discriminare.

Verb
en-verb|discriminat|ing

#To distinguish.
#:Since he was colorblind he was unable to discriminate between the blue and green bottles.
#To make decisions based on prejudice.
#:The law prohibits discriminating based on skin color.

Translations
trans-top|To distinguish
Finnish: huomata ero, tehdä ero
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trans-top|To make decisions based on prejudice
Finnish: syrjiä, diskriminoida
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Derived terms
discriminative

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