1. Treat differently on the basis of factors such as sex, race, age, etc.
   "The company was accused of discriminating against older workers";
   - separate, single out
    
2. Distinguish
   "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
    
3. Be able to differentiate between
   "She could discriminate the twins by their voices";
   - know apart

1. Marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
   "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"

Derived forms: discriminated, discriminates, discriminating

See also: discriminating

Type of: differentiate, discern, distinguish, make out, pick out, recognise [Brit], recognize, secern [rare], separate, severalise [Brit, rare], severalize [rare], spot, tell apart

Antonym: indiscriminate

Encyclopedia: Discriminate