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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, verb (used without an object)
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, adjective [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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, verb (used with an object) [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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
discriminate
adjective
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}]
verb
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"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.
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