DISCRIMINATE

discriminate

Verb

  1. To make distinctions.
    Since he was colorblind he was unable to discriminate between the blue and green bottles.
  2. To make decisions based on prejudice.
    The law prohibits discriminating against people based on their skin color.
  3. To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.

Adjective

  1. Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.


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