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- DictionaryDis·crim·i·nate/dəˈskriməˌnāt/
verb
- 1. make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability: "existing employment policies discriminate against women"
- 2. recognize a distinction; differentiate: "babies can discriminate between different facial expressions of emotion"
: to distinguish by discerning or exposing differences : to recognize or identify as separate and distinct. discriminate right from wrong. especially : to distinguish from another like object. discriminate the individual voices in the choir. intransitive verb. 1. a.
Discriminate definition: to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality. See examples of DISCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
to treat a person or particular group of people differently, especially in a worse way from the way in which you treat other people, because of their race, gender, sexuality, etc.: be discriminated against She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.
adjective. marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions. “ discriminate judgments”. “ discriminate people”. synonyms: discriminant, discriminating. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste. see more. verb.
discriminate (against somebody) | discriminate (in favour of somebody) practices that discriminate against women and in favour of men; discriminate on the grounds of something It is illegal to discriminate on the grounds of race, gender or religion.
2 days ago · to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality. The new law discriminates against foreigners. He discriminates in favor of his relatives. 2.
to treat someone unfairly because of their sex, race, religion, etc: The company was accused of discriminating against people on the basis of age. discriminate verb [I] (NOTICE) to notice a difference between two things: Police dogs are very good at discriminating between different smells.
Discriminate definition: to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality. See examples of DISCRIMINATE used in a sentence.
The meaning of DISCRIMINATION is prejudiced or prejudicial outlook, action, or treatment. How to use discrimination in a sentence. Discriminating Among Meanings of Discrimination Synonym Discussion of Discrimination.
4 days ago · discriminate (third-person singular simple present discriminates, present participle discriminating, simple past and past participle discriminated)
