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to discriminate
01
to unfairly treat a person or group of people based on their sex, race, etc.
Intransitive: to discriminate against sb
Examples
The company was accused of discriminating against women in its hiring practices.
It 's illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their sexual orientation.
02
to notice or establish a difference in or between two or more things
Transitive: to discriminate sth | to discriminate sth from sth
Examples
Good readers quickly learn to discriminate fiction from factual writing.
Advanced sensors help the robot discriminate obstacles from open pathways.
03
to identify or perceive differences between two or more things, people, or ideas
Intransitive: to discriminate between two or more things
Examples
He can discriminate between similar shades of blue with ease.
The software is designed to discriminate between spam and genuine messages.
discriminate
01
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
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