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Third Person
discriminates
Present Participle
discriminating
Past Tense
discriminated
Past Participle
discriminated
1
to unfairly treat a person or group of people based on their sex, race, etc.
- The company was accused of discriminating against women in its hiring practices.
- It's illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their sexual orientation.
- Discriminating against someone because of their race is a form of racism.
- The law prohibits businesses from discriminating against customers based on their disability.
- The school was criticized for discriminating against students of certain religious backgrounds.
Synonyms:
2
to notice or establish a difference in or between two or more things
transitive
- Good readers quickly learn to discriminate fiction from factual writing.
- Advanced sensors help the robot discriminate obstacles from open pathways.
- Botanists discriminate plant species by observing leaf structure and flower color.
- Artists are trained to discriminate colors that may look the same to the untrained eye.
- A well-trained ear can discriminate even the faintest musical notes.
Synonyms:
3
to identify or perceive differences between two or more things, people, or ideas
- He can discriminate between similar shades of blue with ease.
- The software is designed to discriminate between spam and genuine messages.
- It’s essential to discriminate between fact and opinion in research.
- Her refined palate can discriminate the flavors in complex dishes.
- To succeed, one must discriminate between useful information and noise.