Definition of discriminate in English:

discriminate

verb dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtdəˈskrɪməˌneɪt

[no object]

1Recognize a distinction; differentiate.
区别；辨别
babies can discriminate between different facial expressions
婴儿能区别不同的面部表情。
Example sentencesExamples
- While we do not inhabit a moral universe where the alternatives are black and white, we do have the capacity to discriminate between what is truly wrong and what is unfortunate but necessary.
- ‘The community centre is there for both villages and we have no plans to discriminate between residents,’ he said.
- They do not differentiate or discriminate between domestic, social and public violence, viewing all of them as equally violative of human rights.
- We're here because, every year, thousands of people are killed and injured by weapons that don't discriminate between soldier or civilian, between man, woman and child.
- So, why don't theaters price discriminate between weekend nights and week nights, the way they do between matinees and other shows?
- ‘It is very difficult to read it and be able to discriminate between the satirical and what actually happened,’ she said.
- It doesn't discriminate between life and death.
- He added that although the school did not discriminate between boys and girls with long hair, ‘extreme fashion was contrary to school rules.’
- Unfortunately, this research focused on social differences and did not discriminate between denominations.
- The experiments were designed to test the ability of the female member of a breeding pair to discriminate between her original mate and a male she had not encountered previously.
- The results indicate that, on average, listeners are able to discriminate between the two.
- While they don't think that individual people's satisfaction levels can be measured and compared they do not discriminate between preferences.
- Retaining the ability to discriminate between good acts and bad acts will become ever harder over the next few months, as new conflicts and paradoxes challenge our preconceptions.
- Thus, we can use measures of skewness for distributions of expression differences for classified genes to discriminate between models.
- The results tell us for the first time that we should not discriminate between older and middle-aged people when we select patients for therapy to prevent heart attack.
- ‘It is important to discriminate between what needs to be read and what can be left,’ he explained.
- Children only discriminate between interesting and boring books.
- Failure to discriminate between truth and lies leads to the sort of moral equivalency that your post indicates.
- This ensures that even if tax rates differ across countries, the tax does not discriminate between foreign and domestic producers.
- There are only subtle differences between the ratings under each performance dimension, which makes it difficult to discriminate between a good soldier and a very good soldier.
- The legislative apparatus of the early liquor industry did not discriminate between the rights of males and females, a significant anomaly in a period when women were denied the vote.
Synonyms
differentiate, distinguish, draw/recognize a distinction, tell the difference, discern a difference
separate, tell apart
separate the sheep from the goats, separate the wheat from the chaff
1. 1.1with object Perceive or constitute the difference in or between.
  辨别；使有区别
  features that discriminate this species from other gastropods
  使这个种类与其他腹足动物相区别的特点。
  Example sentencesExamples
  They find that birds are better able to discriminate differences in nectar concentrations at relatively low concentrations than at high concentrations.
  The second canonical axis discriminates among all three dialects using a combination of the features of the W element.
  A concept may be defined as a class of stimuli such that an organism generalizes among all stimuli within the class but discriminates them from those in other classes.
2Make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.
（尤指根据种族、性别或年龄）有差别地对待；歧视
existing employment policies discriminate against women
现有的就业政策歧视妇女。
Example sentencesExamples
- He claimed that the school district stepped over the line with its affirmative action plan and that race was improperly used to discriminate against the white teacher.
- But that is a far cry from establishing the very serious allegation that they have discriminated on grounds of race and sex.
- You can't discriminate against beneficiaries at all-not on race, color, national origin, disability, or religion.
- We do not discriminate against anybody on any grounds, nor should we.
- The Adoption Board said no health board could impose this age cut-off point because it was contrary to the Equal Status Act to discriminate against anyone on the grounds of age.
- To discriminate against someone because of their faith is no better than discriminating against someone because of their gender, race or sexuality.
- From that date it has been, for the first time, unlawful for employers to discriminate against, harass or victimise their workforce on the grounds of sexual orientation.
- It follows that it is not necessary to show an intention to discriminate on grounds of race or sex, if that is the effect of a decision.
- Presumably, there are also straight people in those counties who would prefer to live in a society that did not discriminate against people on grounds of their sexuality.
- The Race Relations Act 1976 makes it unlawful to discriminate against anyone on grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins.
- Employers need to ensure they don't discriminate against disabled employees or job applicants on grounds of disability and to consider making reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
- I have tried never to discriminate against people in terms of wealth, status, race, religion or background.
- Those who discriminate against others on the grounds of their sexuality cannot be effective team members nor can they provide a professional service to all their patients.
- New legislation which will make it illegal for businesses to discriminate against workers on grounds of age is due to come into force next year.
- The Constitution also states that: The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, place and birth or any form.
- More than that, I did not discriminate against my men on the basis of race or colour of skin or texture of hair.
- We should vote in favour of the forces which are democratic and secular and do not discriminate against people on religious grounds after coming to power.
- We must not be prejudiced and discriminate against one another.
- In many states it's against the law to discriminate against someone due to race, creed or sexual orientation.
- Does your group discriminate against anyone regarding race, gender, belief, or sexual orientation?
Synonyms
be biased, show prejudice, be prejudiced
treat differently, treat as inferior, treat unfairly, put at a disadvantage, disfavour, be intolerant towards
victimize

Derivatives

discriminately

adverbdɪˈskrɪmɪnətli

However, such technology is no panacea, and should be used discriminately.
Example sentencesExamples
- The City of Calgary hasn't banned the use of pesticides and herbicides, but it does want them to be used more discriminately.
- Investors sell indiscriminately on the way down, but they buy very discriminately on the way up.
- When spring comes, Tim and his staff pull off the leaves and prune the roses more discriminately.
- Nobody likes being indiscriminately judged, but being discriminately judged feels even worse.

discriminative

adjective dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv

This should not be taken to mean a discriminative action however, it is the responsibility on the part of the government to ensure safe protection to all its citizens.
Example sentencesExamples
- But it is no use satisfying the listeners of our conceptual talk if we cannot make any related changes in the real world of racially discriminative actions and consequences.
- The initial step to deal with discrimination is to introduce a structural change in discriminative legislation and redistribution of economic and political resources.
- In the market-relations approach deemed to be egalitarian, racial inequality results from irrational prejudice or discriminative monopolistic practices.
- Departmental goals are likely to be long term, but can often be broken down into subgoals that retain potent discriminative qualities.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin discriminat- 'distinguished between', from the verb discriminare, from discrimen 'distinction', from the verb discernere (see discern).

Rhymes

eliminate, incriminate, recriminate

Definition of discriminate in US English:

discriminate

verbdəˈskriməˌnātdəˈskrɪməˌneɪt

[no object]

1Recognize a distinction; differentiate.
区别；辨别
babies can discriminate between different facial expressions of emotion
婴儿能区别不同的面部表情。
Example sentencesExamples
- Unfortunately, this research focused on social differences and did not discriminate between denominations.
- The results tell us for the first time that we should not discriminate between older and middle-aged people when we select patients for therapy to prevent heart attack.
- ‘It is very difficult to read it and be able to discriminate between the satirical and what actually happened,’ she said.
- There are only subtle differences between the ratings under each performance dimension, which makes it difficult to discriminate between a good soldier and a very good soldier.
- So, why don't theaters price discriminate between weekend nights and week nights, the way they do between matinees and other shows?
- While they don't think that individual people's satisfaction levels can be measured and compared they do not discriminate between preferences.
- They do not differentiate or discriminate between domestic, social and public violence, viewing all of them as equally violative of human rights.
- Thus, we can use measures of skewness for distributions of expression differences for classified genes to discriminate between models.
- While we do not inhabit a moral universe where the alternatives are black and white, we do have the capacity to discriminate between what is truly wrong and what is unfortunate but necessary.
- Retaining the ability to discriminate between good acts and bad acts will become ever harder over the next few months, as new conflicts and paradoxes challenge our preconceptions.
- The results indicate that, on average, listeners are able to discriminate between the two.
- The experiments were designed to test the ability of the female member of a breeding pair to discriminate between her original mate and a male she had not encountered previously.
- This ensures that even if tax rates differ across countries, the tax does not discriminate between foreign and domestic producers.
- The legislative apparatus of the early liquor industry did not discriminate between the rights of males and females, a significant anomaly in a period when women were denied the vote.
- It doesn't discriminate between life and death.
- ‘The community centre is there for both villages and we have no plans to discriminate between residents,’ he said.
- We're here because, every year, thousands of people are killed and injured by weapons that don't discriminate between soldier or civilian, between man, woman and child.
- Failure to discriminate between truth and lies leads to the sort of moral equivalency that your post indicates.
- ‘It is important to discriminate between what needs to be read and what can be left,’ he explained.
- He added that although the school did not discriminate between boys and girls with long hair, ‘extreme fashion was contrary to school rules.’
- Children only discriminate between interesting and boring books.
Synonyms
differentiate, distinguish, draw a distinction, recognize a distinction, tell the difference, discern a difference
1. 1.1with object Perceive or constitute the difference in or between.
  辨别；使有区别
  features that discriminate this species from other gastropods
  使这个种类与其他腹足动物相区别的特点。
  bats can discriminate a difference in echo delay of between 69 and 98 millionths of a second
  Example sentencesExamples
  The second canonical axis discriminates among all three dialects using a combination of the features of the W element.
  A concept may be defined as a class of stimuli such that an organism generalizes among all stimuli within the class but discriminates them from those in other classes.
  They find that birds are better able to discriminate differences in nectar concentrations at relatively low concentrations than at high concentrations.
2Make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age.
（尤指根据种族、性别或年龄）有差别地对待；歧视
existing employment policies discriminate against women
现有的就业政策歧视妇女。
Example sentencesExamples
- More than that, I did not discriminate against my men on the basis of race or colour of skin or texture of hair.
- Employers need to ensure they don't discriminate against disabled employees or job applicants on grounds of disability and to consider making reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
- Does your group discriminate against anyone regarding race, gender, belief, or sexual orientation?
- The Adoption Board said no health board could impose this age cut-off point because it was contrary to the Equal Status Act to discriminate against anyone on the grounds of age.
- Those who discriminate against others on the grounds of their sexuality cannot be effective team members nor can they provide a professional service to all their patients.
- We do not discriminate against anybody on any grounds, nor should we.
- But that is a far cry from establishing the very serious allegation that they have discriminated on grounds of race and sex.
- He claimed that the school district stepped over the line with its affirmative action plan and that race was improperly used to discriminate against the white teacher.
- The Constitution also states that: The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, place and birth or any form.
- It follows that it is not necessary to show an intention to discriminate on grounds of race or sex, if that is the effect of a decision.
- In many states it's against the law to discriminate against someone due to race, creed or sexual orientation.
- Presumably, there are also straight people in those counties who would prefer to live in a society that did not discriminate against people on grounds of their sexuality.
- To discriminate against someone because of their faith is no better than discriminating against someone because of their gender, race or sexuality.
- From that date it has been, for the first time, unlawful for employers to discriminate against, harass or victimise their workforce on the grounds of sexual orientation.
- I have tried never to discriminate against people in terms of wealth, status, race, religion or background.
- We should vote in favour of the forces which are democratic and secular and do not discriminate against people on religious grounds after coming to power.
- You can't discriminate against beneficiaries at all-not on race, color, national origin, disability, or religion.
- New legislation which will make it illegal for businesses to discriminate against workers on grounds of age is due to come into force next year.
- We must not be prejudiced and discriminate against one another.
- The Race Relations Act 1976 makes it unlawful to discriminate against anyone on grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins.
Synonyms
be biased, show prejudice, be prejudiced

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin discriminat- ‘distinguished between’, from the verb discriminare, from discrimen ‘distinction’, from the verb discernere (see discern).

词汇	discriminate
释义	Definition of discriminate in English: discriminate verb dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪtdəˈskrɪməˌneɪt [no object] 1Recognize a distinction; differentiate. 区别；辨别 babies can discriminate between different facial expressions 婴儿能区别不同的面部表情。 Example sentencesExamples While we do not inhabit a moral universe where the alternatives are black and white, we do have the capacity to discriminate between what is truly wrong and what is unfortunate but necessary. ‘The community centre is there for both villages and we have no plans to discriminate between residents,’ he said. They do not differentiate or discriminate between domestic, social and public violence, viewing all of them as equally violative of human rights. We're here because, every year, thousands of people are killed and injured by weapons that don't discriminate between soldier or civilian, between man, woman and child. So, why don't theaters price discriminate between weekend nights and week nights, the way they do between matinees and other shows? ‘It is very difficult to read it and be able to discriminate between the satirical and what actually happened,’ she said. It doesn't discriminate between life and death. He added that although the school did not discriminate between boys and girls with long hair, ‘extreme fashion was contrary to school rules.’ Unfortunately, this research focused on social differences and did not discriminate between denominations. The experiments were designed to test the ability of the female member of a breeding pair to discriminate between her original mate and a male she had not encountered previously. The results indicate that, on average, listeners are able to discriminate between the two. While they don't think that individual people's satisfaction levels can be measured and compared they do not discriminate between preferences. Retaining the ability to discriminate between good acts and bad acts will become ever harder over the next few months, as new conflicts and paradoxes challenge our preconceptions. Thus, we can use measures of skewness for distributions of expression differences for classified genes to discriminate between models. The results tell us for the first time that we should not discriminate between older and middle-aged people when we select patients for therapy to prevent heart attack. ‘It is important to discriminate between what needs to be read and what can be left,’ he explained. Children only discriminate between interesting and boring books. Failure to discriminate between truth and lies leads to the sort of moral equivalency that your post indicates. This ensures that even if tax rates differ across countries, the tax does not discriminate between foreign and domestic producers. There are only subtle differences between the ratings under each performance dimension, which makes it difficult to discriminate between a good soldier and a very good soldier. The legislative apparatus of the early liquor industry did not discriminate between the rights of males and females, a significant anomaly in a period when women were denied the vote. Synonyms differentiate, distinguish, draw/recognize a distinction, tell the difference, discern a difference separate, tell apart separate the sheep from the goats, separate the wheat from the chaff 1.1with object Perceive or constitute the difference in or between. 辨别；使有区别 features that discriminate this species from other gastropods 使这个种类与其他腹足动物相区别的特点。 Example sentencesExamples They find that birds are better able to discriminate differences in nectar concentrations at relatively low concentrations than at high concentrations. The second canonical axis discriminates among all three dialects using a combination of the features of the W element. A concept may be defined as a class of stimuli such that an organism generalizes among all stimuli within the class but discriminates them from those in other classes. 2Make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age. （尤指根据种族、性别或年龄）有差别地对待；歧视 existing employment policies discriminate against women 现有的就业政策歧视妇女。 Example sentencesExamples He claimed that the school district stepped over the line with its affirmative action plan and that race was improperly used to discriminate against the white teacher. But that is a far cry from establishing the very serious allegation that they have discriminated on grounds of race and sex. You can't discriminate against beneficiaries at all-not on race, color, national origin, disability, or religion. We do not discriminate against anybody on any grounds, nor should we. The Adoption Board said no health board could impose this age cut-off point because it was contrary to the Equal Status Act to discriminate against anyone on the grounds of age. To discriminate against someone because of their faith is no better than discriminating against someone because of their gender, race or sexuality. From that date it has been, for the first time, unlawful for employers to discriminate against, harass or victimise their workforce on the grounds of sexual orientation. It follows that it is not necessary to show an intention to discriminate on grounds of race or sex, if that is the effect of a decision. Presumably, there are also straight people in those counties who would prefer to live in a society that did not discriminate against people on grounds of their sexuality. The Race Relations Act 1976 makes it unlawful to discriminate against anyone on grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins. Employers need to ensure they don't discriminate against disabled employees or job applicants on grounds of disability and to consider making reasonable adjustments in the workplace. I have tried never to discriminate against people in terms of wealth, status, race, religion or background. Those who discriminate against others on the grounds of their sexuality cannot be effective team members nor can they provide a professional service to all their patients. New legislation which will make it illegal for businesses to discriminate against workers on grounds of age is due to come into force next year. The Constitution also states that: The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, place and birth or any form. More than that, I did not discriminate against my men on the basis of race or colour of skin or texture of hair. We should vote in favour of the forces which are democratic and secular and do not discriminate against people on religious grounds after coming to power. We must not be prejudiced and discriminate against one another. In many states it's against the law to discriminate against someone due to race, creed or sexual orientation. Does your group discriminate against anyone regarding race, gender, belief, or sexual orientation? Synonyms be biased, show prejudice, be prejudiced treat differently, treat as inferior, treat unfairly, put at a disadvantage, disfavour, be intolerant towards victimize Derivatives discriminately adverbdɪˈskrɪmɪnətli However, such technology is no panacea, and should be used discriminately. Example sentencesExamples The City of Calgary hasn't banned the use of pesticides and herbicides, but it does want them to be used more discriminately. Investors sell indiscriminately on the way down, but they buy very discriminately on the way up. When spring comes, Tim and his staff pull off the leaves and prune the roses more discriminately. Nobody likes being indiscriminately judged, but being discriminately judged feels even worse. discriminative adjective dɪˈskrɪmɪnətɪv This should not be taken to mean a discriminative action however, it is the responsibility on the part of the government to ensure safe protection to all its citizens. Example sentencesExamples But it is no use satisfying the listeners of our conceptual talk if we cannot make any related changes in the real world of racially discriminative actions and consequences. The initial step to deal with discrimination is to introduce a structural change in discriminative legislation and redistribution of economic and political resources. In the market-relations approach deemed to be egalitarian, racial inequality results from irrational prejudice or discriminative monopolistic practices. Departmental goals are likely to be long term, but can often be broken down into subgoals that retain potent discriminative qualities. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin discriminat- 'distinguished between', from the verb discriminare, from discrimen 'distinction', from the verb discernere (see discern). Rhymes eliminate, incriminate, recriminate Definition of discriminate in US English: discriminate verbdəˈskriməˌnātdəˈskrɪməˌneɪt [no object] 1Recognize a distinction; differentiate. 区别；辨别 babies can discriminate between different facial expressions of emotion 婴儿能区别不同的面部表情。 Example sentencesExamples Unfortunately, this research focused on social differences and did not discriminate between denominations. The results tell us for the first time that we should not discriminate between older and middle-aged people when we select patients for therapy to prevent heart attack. ‘It is very difficult to read it and be able to discriminate between the satirical and what actually happened,’ she said. There are only subtle differences between the ratings under each performance dimension, which makes it difficult to discriminate between a good soldier and a very good soldier. So, why don't theaters price discriminate between weekend nights and week nights, the way they do between matinees and other shows? While they don't think that individual people's satisfaction levels can be measured and compared they do not discriminate between preferences. They do not differentiate or discriminate between domestic, social and public violence, viewing all of them as equally violative of human rights. Thus, we can use measures of skewness for distributions of expression differences for classified genes to discriminate between models. While we do not inhabit a moral universe where the alternatives are black and white, we do have the capacity to discriminate between what is truly wrong and what is unfortunate but necessary. Retaining the ability to discriminate between good acts and bad acts will become ever harder over the next few months, as new conflicts and paradoxes challenge our preconceptions. The results indicate that, on average, listeners are able to discriminate between the two. The experiments were designed to test the ability of the female member of a breeding pair to discriminate between her original mate and a male she had not encountered previously. This ensures that even if tax rates differ across countries, the tax does not discriminate between foreign and domestic producers. The legislative apparatus of the early liquor industry did not discriminate between the rights of males and females, a significant anomaly in a period when women were denied the vote. It doesn't discriminate between life and death. ‘The community centre is there for both villages and we have no plans to discriminate between residents,’ he said. We're here because, every year, thousands of people are killed and injured by weapons that don't discriminate between soldier or civilian, between man, woman and child. Failure to discriminate between truth and lies leads to the sort of moral equivalency that your post indicates. ‘It is important to discriminate between what needs to be read and what can be left,’ he explained. He added that although the school did not discriminate between boys and girls with long hair, ‘extreme fashion was contrary to school rules.’ Children only discriminate between interesting and boring books. Synonyms differentiate, distinguish, draw a distinction, recognize a distinction, tell the difference, discern a difference 1.1with object Perceive or constitute the difference in or between. 辨别；使有区别 features that discriminate this species from other gastropods 使这个种类与其他腹足动物相区别的特点。 bats can discriminate a difference in echo delay of between 69 and 98 millionths of a second Example sentencesExamples The second canonical axis discriminates among all three dialects using a combination of the features of the W element. A concept may be defined as a class of stimuli such that an organism generalizes among all stimuli within the class but discriminates them from those in other classes. They find that birds are better able to discriminate differences in nectar concentrations at relatively low concentrations than at high concentrations. 2Make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, sex, or age. （尤指根据种族、性别或年龄）有差别地对待；歧视 existing employment policies discriminate against women 现有的就业政策歧视妇女。 Example sentencesExamples More than that, I did not discriminate against my men on the basis of race or colour of skin or texture of hair. Employers need to ensure they don't discriminate against disabled employees or job applicants on grounds of disability and to consider making reasonable adjustments in the workplace. Does your group discriminate against anyone regarding race, gender, belief, or sexual orientation? The Adoption Board said no health board could impose this age cut-off point because it was contrary to the Equal Status Act to discriminate against anyone on the grounds of age. Those who discriminate against others on the grounds of their sexuality cannot be effective team members nor can they provide a professional service to all their patients. We do not discriminate against anybody on any grounds, nor should we. But that is a far cry from establishing the very serious allegation that they have discriminated on grounds of race and sex. He claimed that the school district stepped over the line with its affirmative action plan and that race was improperly used to discriminate against the white teacher. The Constitution also states that: The state shall not discriminate against any citizen on grounds of religion, race, caste, place and birth or any form. It follows that it is not necessary to show an intention to discriminate on grounds of race or sex, if that is the effect of a decision. In many states it's against the law to discriminate against someone due to race, creed or sexual orientation. Presumably, there are also straight people in those counties who would prefer to live in a society that did not discriminate against people on grounds of their sexuality. To discriminate against someone because of their faith is no better than discriminating against someone because of their gender, race or sexuality. From that date it has been, for the first time, unlawful for employers to discriminate against, harass or victimise their workforce on the grounds of sexual orientation. I have tried never to discriminate against people in terms of wealth, status, race, religion or background. We should vote in favour of the forces which are democratic and secular and do not discriminate against people on religious grounds after coming to power. You can't discriminate against beneficiaries at all-not on race, color, national origin, disability, or religion. New legislation which will make it illegal for businesses to discriminate against workers on grounds of age is due to come into force next year. We must not be prejudiced and discriminate against one another. The Race Relations Act 1976 makes it unlawful to discriminate against anyone on grounds of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins. Synonyms be biased, show prejudice, be prejudiced Origin Early 17th century: from Latin discriminat- ‘distinguished between’, from the verb discriminare, from discrimen ‘distinction’, from the verb discernere (see discern).
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