Dictionary Entry
discriminate
discriminate is a 12-letter English word with 9 senses as adjective, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens. Face value is 17 in Scrabble and 20 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
12 letters · Scrabble 17 · Words With Friends 20 · 9 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.
- 2transitive verb
To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.
- 3intransitive verb
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.
- 4intransitive verb
To treat unequally.
- 5intransitive verb
To impose unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.
- 6verb
recognize or perceive the difference
- 7verb
distinguish
"I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
- 8verb
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
Synonyms
- 9adjective
marked by the ability to See or make fine distinctions
"discriminate judgments"
"discriminate people"
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