Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Discriminate has 6 different meanings across 2 categories:
recognize or perceive the difference
"My eyes have begun to discriminate between the different shades of gray in the fading photograph."
treat differently on the basis of sex or race
"The company was accused of discriminating against female applicants by consistently rejecting their resumes before interviews even began."
To make distinctions.
"The new software can discriminate between different types of handwritten fonts to sort documents automatically."
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
"discriminate judgments"
"discriminate people"
Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain tokens.
"The old coat was so worn that it no longer discriminated between its front and back, making it look like a sack from any angle."