Discriminate

discriminate
    adj 1: marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions;
           "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people" [ant:
           {indiscriminate}]
    v 1: recognize or perceive the difference [syn: {discriminate},
         {know apart}]
    2: treat differently on the basis of sex or race [syn:
       {discriminate}, {separate}, {single out}]
    3: distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes
       in this complicated dish"
    

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.
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         To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow.
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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.
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   2.
      (a) To treat unequally.
      (b) (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs for
          substantially the same service.
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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.
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DISCRIMINATE, v.i.  To note the particulars in which one person or
thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another.
    

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