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Another word for discriminate

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Verb

  1. To recognize as being different

    See also:

    same

  2. To make noticeable or different

    See also:

    same

Adjective

  1. Able to recognize small differences or draw fine distinctions

    See also:

    precise

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Another word for discriminate

Verb

  1. To differentiate

    See also:

    distinguish

    distinguish

  2. To be prejudiced

    See also:

    separate

    hate

    favor

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Sentence Examples

  • If she was qualified, why should he discriminate against his daughter?

  • Among the innumerable categories applicable to the phenomena of human life one may discriminate between those in which substance prevails and those in which form prevails.

  • It is unethical to discriminate against people because of their culture or gender.

  • It is easy for the student now to show the inadequacy of his sources, and his failure here or there to discriminate between fact and fable.

  • - Concurrently with the tendency to discriminate between the higher authority of certain writings and the lower authority of others, there was also a tendency to collect and group together writings of the first class.

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