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discriminate

disc·ri·mi·nate

UK/dɪˈskɹɪm.ɪ.nət/ US/dɪˈskɹɪm.əˌneɪt/ uncommon
verb (3) adjective (2)

verb

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strain to watch; stare curiously

  • “The cars slowed down and the drivers rubbernecked after the accident”

adjective

1.

marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions

  • “discriminate judgments”
  • “discriminate people”
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2.

noting distinctions with nicety

  • “a discriminating interior designer”
  • “a nice sense of color”
  • “a nice point in the argument”
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Origin

First attested in 1615; borrowed from Latin discrīminātus, perfect passive participle of discrīminō (“to divide, separate, distinguish”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from discrīmen (“a space between, division, separation, distinction”), from discernō (“to divide, separate, distinguish, discern”). By surface analysis, dis- + criminate.

Phrases

  • price discriminate

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