Hypertext Webster Gateway: "discriminate"
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) 1.7 (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"
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