discriminate :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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Verbs (4)

v. distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

v. recognize or perceive the difference

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Adjectives (2)

adj. marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions; "discriminate judgments"; "discriminate people"

adj. noting distinctions with nicety; "a discriminating interior designer"; "a nice sense of color"; "a nice point in the argument"

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Synonyms (16)

v. know how to do or perform something; "She knows how to knit"; "Does your husband know how to cook?"

v. treat differently on the basis of sex or race

adj. showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste; "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"

adj. capable of distinguishing; "students having superior diacritic powers"; "the diacritic elements in culture"- S.F.Nadel

adj. capable of making fine distinctions

adj. selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas

adj. generally admired; "good taste"

adj. tending to select; characterized by careful choice; "an exceptionally quick and selective reader"- John Mason Brown

Antonyms (1)

adj. not marked by fine distinctions; "indiscriminate reading habits"; "an indiscriminate mixture of colors and styles"

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