discriminateadj.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskrɪmᵻnət/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskrɪmənət/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin discriminatus, discrīminātus, discrīmināre.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin discriminatus different (early 5th cent.), use as adjective of classical Latin discrīminātus, past participle of discrīmināre discriminate v.

1. Distinguished from others; perceived as distinct; differentiated. Frequently with from. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinct

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sundrya1393

alienate1533

several1533

particular1547

severable1548

different?a1560

distinguished1609

remote1615

discriminate1626

incoincident1636

discriminated1673

allogenous1842

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §875 It is certaine, that Oisters, and Cockles, and Mussles..haue no discriminate Sex.

1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana ii. iv. 187 In one degree of Light it must present to the eye such a particular colour; in another degree, a second gradually different from that; in another, a third discriminate from both.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 85 He did not intend that Yahoos should be too discriminate from human nature.

1805 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 19 657 The characters of the savages are well-drawn; they are more discriminate and various than those of the Europeans.

1887 E. Johnson Antiqua Mater ii. ii. 69 A Hellenistic ecclesiastical as discriminate from a synagogal literature and life.

1918 C. H. Rieber Footnotes to Formal Logic i. 14 There is no contradiction in its [sc. the term ‘reality’'s] two uses—as a term of indefinite reference and as a term of discriminate reference.

2008 E. Gruber Humor in Contemp. Native N. Amer. Lit. ii. 53 Wit, though not clearly discriminate from humor, mostly refers to a character trait.

2. That makes careful or exact distinctions; discriminating, discerning. Opposed to indiscriminate.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective]

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refined1574

discerning1583

respective1597

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distinct1606

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distinctive1646

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discernable1650

discriminating1650

sagacious1650

discriminanta1656

dignoscitive1674

distinguishing1699

discriminate1743

discriminatory1745

diacritical1856

discriminational1918

1743 W. Burton Acct. Life & Writings Boerhaave ii. 126 To determine the real number of plants already discovered, and to secure the discriminate knowledge of them to the latest posterity.

1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) iv. xi. 586 The best..mode, in which occasional and discriminate assistance can be given.

1834 J. Foster Let. 15 Mar. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 250 He had great..discriminate perception.

1895 Westm. Gaz. 20 Mar. 2/1 The discriminate ascetic is the true hedonist.

1947 Billboard 22 Nov. 33/2 (advt.) The beauty of his tone and fine technique are quickly apparent even to the most discriminate listener.

2005 M. Stewart Hard Truth xvii. 275 Sounds like Sid wasn't very discriminate in his choice of partners.

Derivatives

diˈscriminately adv. in a discriminate or discerning manner; with discrimination.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adverb]

discerningly1624

discriminativelya1638

differencinglya1640

distinguishingly1649

discriminately1706

discriminatingly1802

1706 J. Hussey Glory Christ Unveil'd x. 172 The Fall of Man was wisely and discriminately determined of God.

1781 S. Johnson Shenstone in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets X. 13 His conception of an Elegy he has in his Preface very judiciously and discriminately explained.

1884 Bookseller Sept. 909/2 Discriminately he purchased everything that came in his way.

1917 H. T. Comstock Man thou Gavest xvi. 247 The organist was in his place, his music discriminately chosen.

2000 N.Y. Times 8 Aug. a16/1 The Indians are to replace gill nets with trap nets, which catch fish more discriminately and are less likely to entangle other boats.

diˈscriminateness n. the quality of being discriminate (in various senses).

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Discriminateness, distinguishingness.

a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) xii. 195 The discriminateness or settledness, with which moral notions present themselves to the mind.

1911 P. Geddes & J. A. Thomson Evolution v. 171 For when the younger or weaker candidates are killed,..there seems little reason to doubt the discriminateness of the elimination.

1999 Poetics Today 20 299 Lessing brings an Aristotelian discriminateness to bear upon a Plato-wide field of reference.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

discriminatev.

Brit.

/dᵻˈskrɪmᵻneɪt/, U.S.

/dᵻˈskrɪməˌneɪt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin discrīmināt-, discrīmināre.

Etymology: < classical Latin discrīmināt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of discrīmināre to divide, separate, to distinguish, differentiate < discrīmin- , discrīmen division, distinction (see discrimen n.). Compare discriminate adj., discrimination n.

1. transitive. Of a feature, quality, etc.: to serve to differentiate; to distinguish. Frequently with from.In quot. 1615 with reference to physical separation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > distinguish or differentiate

to-skillc1175

disguise1340

asunderc1425

differc1450

difference1490

sort1553

distinguish1576

particularize?1593

diversify1594

subdistinguish1610

discriminate1615

severalize1645

specify1645

disresemble1651

estrange1727

discrepate1828

differentialize1833

differentiate1838

dissimilate1876

redifferentiate1970

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)]

to-twemec893

sunderOE

asunderOE

shedOE

dealOE

shill1049

skillc1175

to-twinc1175

twinc1230

disseverc1250

depart1297

slita1300

to-throwc1315

parta1325

drevec1325

devisec1330

dividec1374

sever1382

unknit?a1425

divorce1430

separea1450

separate?a1475

untine1496

to put apart1530

discussa1542

deceper1547

disseparate1550

apart1563

unjoint1565

shoal1571

divisionatea1586

single1587

dispart1590

descide1598

disassociate1598

distract1600

dissolve1605

discriminate1615

dissociate1623

discerpa1628

discind1640

dissunder1642

distinguish1648

severize1649

unstring1674

skaila1833

cleave1873

dirempt1885

1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 914 [Ligaments serve] to discriminate or separate the right muscles from the left.

1628 W. Prynne Vnlouelinesse of Louelockes 26 Who poll one side of their heads—of purpose to discriminate themselues from others.

1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 204 Such slight differences as those, that discriminate these Bodies.

1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 67 Their different principles compose some of the strongest political lines which discriminate the parties even now subsisting amongst us.

1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. Diss. i. sig. i No peculiarity..more strongly discriminates the manners of the Greeks and Romans from those of modern times.

1818 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 8) II. i. xx. 274 Inulin has..been examined by M. Gaultier de Claubry, who has pointed out the following characteristics as discriminating it from fecula or starch.

a1871 G. Grote Fragm. Ethical Subj. (1876) iii. 59 Capacities which discriminate one individual from another.

1913 P. J. R. Schmahl tr. R. Krause Course Normal Histol. II. ii. v. 110 Another peculiarity of the heart muscle discriminates it from the skeleton muscle absolutely.

1994 J. M. Gottman What predicts Divorce? iii. 38 I review research on Terman's question of what discriminates satisfied from dissatisfied marriages.

a. transitive. To distinguish with the mind or intellect; to perceive, observe, or note the difference in or between. Frequently with from.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)] > recognize as different

sundereOE

distinct1303

knowc1330

distinguea1340

kena1400

tella1425

discern1484

distinguish1561

smell1582

discriminate1637

undifference1654

1637 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Prophanenesse ii. xvii. 224 The differences whereby we may discriminate counterfeit vertues from true.

1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 66 The surfaces..being so neer together, that the eye cannot discriminate them from one.

a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) viii. 64 We take upon us..to discriminate the Goats from the Sheep.

1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 402 My present Design..is to give a List of Vowels, whereby to discriminate, as conveniently as may be, all the Instances of Vocality that occur, distinctly, in the English Language.

1796 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 19 513 Adaptability to define and discriminate contiguous shades of idea.

1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. v. 192 It is in the nature of the reward sought..that we discriminate a mean from a noble transaction.

1891 Nation (N.Y.) 52 244/1 How is one..to discriminate the teachings of Dr. Trench's reviser from those of Dr. Trench himself?

1922 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 708. 296 Quartz can readily be discriminated by its index of refraction, low interference color, and lack of cleavage.

2000 J. F. Rosenberg 3 Conversat. about Knowing iii. 38 The problem is that he can't discriminate real barns from fake barns just by looking.

b. intransitive. To make or recognize a distinction; to distinguish among or between; to exercise discernment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern, discriminate [verb (intransitive)]

winnowc1175

deem1340

knowa1398

discerna1413

perceive1495

descry1582

distinguish1612

discriminate1645

difference1646

differentiate1855

discrepate1894

1645 A. Ross Philos. Touch-stone 95 You must discriminate between voluntary and naturall agents.

1685 W. Penn Perswasive to Moderation to Dissenting Christians 37 He sees the Where and What of Persons and Things: He discriminates, and makes that a rule of conduct.

1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 522 The purport of the term, which discriminates, may not be easy to be deciphered.

1784 W. Richardson Anecd. Russ. Empire xliv. 357 A judge might indeed be allowed to discriminate among a number of criminals, and allot to each of them the degree of punishment which he thought proper.

1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. vii. 321 It is by reason, and not by faith, that we must discriminate in religious matters.

1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 26 He would discriminate between temporary and chronic distress.

1921 G. C. L. Howell Ocean Res. & Great Fisheries xxviii. 160 He does not as a rule discriminate much in his diet.

2007 J. Goode in B. C. Smith Questions of Taste iv. 85 Whereas there are just five basic tastes, we can discriminate among many thousands of volatile compounds.

3. intransitive. Economics (originally U.S.). To treat goods, trading partners, etc., more or less favourably according to circumstances. Frequently with against (also in favour of). Also in prepositional passive with against. Cf. discriminating adj. 3, discrimination n. 5.

ΚΠ

1786 T. Coxe Let. 13 Sept. in Amer. Mus. (Philadelphia) (1790) June 293/2 They do not discriminate against ships belonging to the other states, in any charge whatever.

1806 T. Coxe Thoughts on Subj. Naval Power in U.S.A. 33 The conduct of Great Britain herself, in previously discriminating against us, may be forgotten by her government.

1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Feb. 8/1 The action of the German Government in discriminating against certain imports from the United States.

1912 W. W. Willoughby Princ. Constit. Law. U.S. xxxii. 257 It was held that so long as the articles brought in are not discriminated against, no interference with interstate commerce is caused by their taxation.

1952 Times 22 Feb. 7 This form of tax exemption discriminated against imports.

2008 Dispute Settlement Rep. 2006 (World Trade Organization) I. 99 Mexico's tax discriminates in favour of Mexican soft drinks and syrups sweetened with cane sugar.

4. intransitive. To treat a person or group in an unjust or prejudicial manner, esp. on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.; frequently with against. Also (with in favour of): to treat a person or group more favourably than others, in order to compensate for disadvantage or lack of privilege. Also in prepositional passive with against. Cf. discrimination n. 6.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disfavour > [verb (transitive)] > discriminate against

discriminate1857

society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [verb (intransitive)] > discriminate

discriminate1880

1857 Olive-branch, or, White Oak Farm xii. 142 The African race is placed under disabilities in every State in the Union but one... As a race, the laws discriminate against them.

1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xliii. 505 I did not propose to be discriminated against on account of my nationality.

1913 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 10 Dec. 1/4 Civil service rules barred him from discriminating in favor of the jobless and against men who worked on the streets.

1920 Iron Age 11 Mar. 758/1 Employers should not discriminate on account of membership in unions.

1968 Listener 3 Oct. 427/2 If you move around for ever with the expectation of being discriminated against, the chances are you won't ever be disappointed.

1984 T. L. Vergara in R. Schoenberg et al. Homosexuality & Social Work 26 Influencing interactions between organizations and institutions, influencing policy, and not discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation.

2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) v. 128 I have frequently criticised judges for their hidebound attitudes to women or their unwillingness to see how the system discriminates.

Derivatives

diˈscriminated adj. distinguished from others; perceived as distinct; differentiated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinct

distincta1382

alienc1384

sundrya1393

alienate1533

several1533

particular1547

severable1548

different?a1560

distinguished1609

remote1615

discriminate1626

incoincident1636

discriminated1673

allogenous1842

1673 J. Horne Brazen Serpent xxvi. 405 Discriminated persons only in Gods secret purpose.

1783 J. Young Crit. Gray's Elegy 26 The discriminated catalogue of the dead.

1848 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Incarnation v. 170 The two titles [sc. Father and Son] imply a real co-existence of discriminated Persons.

1921 B. Graham Bookman's Man. iii. 23 The ‘Concise Oxford’ pronounces only a small number of the words it lists, and it has no discriminated synonyms.

2007 L. Fogassi in S. Funahashi Representation & Brain v. 143 The discriminated motor acts belong to specific chains, each of which leads to a specific final goal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	discriminate
释义	discriminateadj. Brit. /dᵻˈskrɪmᵻnət/, U.S. /dᵻˈskrɪmənət/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin discriminatus, discrīminātus, discrīmināre. Etymology: < post-classical Latin discriminatus different (early 5th cent.), use as adjective of classical Latin discrīminātus, past participle of discrīmināre discriminate v. 1. Distinguished from others; perceived as distinct; differentiated. Frequently with from. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinct distincta1382 alienc1384 sundrya1393 alienate1533 several1533 particular1547 severable1548 different?a1560 distinguished1609 remote1615 discriminate1626 incoincident1636 discriminated1673 allogenous1842 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §875 It is certaine, that Oisters, and Cockles, and Mussles..haue no discriminate Sex. 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana ii. iv. 187 In one degree of Light it must present to the eye such a particular colour; in another degree, a second gradually different from that; in another, a third discriminate from both. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 85 He did not intend that Yahoos should be too discriminate from human nature. 1805 W. Taylor in Monthly Mag. 19 657 The characters of the savages are well-drawn; they are more discriminate and various than those of the Europeans. 1887 E. Johnson Antiqua Mater ii. ii. 69 A Hellenistic ecclesiastical as discriminate from a synagogal literature and life. 1918 C. H. Rieber Footnotes to Formal Logic i. 14 There is no contradiction in its [sc. the term ‘reality’'s] two uses—as a term of indefinite reference and as a term of discriminate reference. 2008 E. Gruber Humor in Contemp. Native N. Amer. Lit. ii. 53 Wit, though not clearly discriminate from humor, mostly refers to a character trait. 2. That makes careful or exact distinctions; discriminating, discerning. Opposed to indiscriminate. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adjective] subtlec1300 subtilea1450 judgemented1548 sundry1564 refined1574 discerning1583 respective1597 discernible1603 divisive1603 distinct1606 distinctional1607 discriminativea1638 distinctive1646 distinctial1648 discernable1650 discriminating1650 sagacious1650 discriminanta1656 dignoscitive1674 distinguishing1699 discriminate1743 discriminatory1745 diacritical1856 discriminational1918 1743 W. Burton Acct. Life & Writings Boerhaave ii. 126 To determine the real number of plants already discovered, and to secure the discriminate knowledge of them to the latest posterity. 1803 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (new ed.) iv. xi. 586 The best..mode, in which occasional and discriminate assistance can be given. 1834 J. Foster Let. 15 Mar. in Life & Corr. J. Foster (1846) II. 250 He had great..discriminate perception. 1895 Westm. Gaz. 20 Mar. 2/1 The discriminate ascetic is the true hedonist. 1947 Billboard 22 Nov. 33/2 (advt.) The beauty of his tone and fine technique are quickly apparent even to the most discriminate listener. 2005 M. Stewart Hard Truth xvii. 275 Sounds like Sid wasn't very discriminate in his choice of partners. Derivatives diˈscriminately adv. in a discriminate or discerning manner; with discrimination. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [adverb] discerningly1624 discriminativelya1638 differencinglya1640 distinguishingly1649 discriminately1706 discriminatingly1802 1706 J. Hussey Glory Christ Unveil'd x. 172 The Fall of Man was wisely and discriminately determined of God. 1781 S. Johnson Shenstone in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets X. 13 His conception of an Elegy he has in his Preface very judiciously and discriminately explained. 1884 Bookseller Sept. 909/2 Discriminately he purchased everything that came in his way. 1917 H. T. Comstock Man thou Gavest xvi. 247 The organist was in his place, his music discriminately chosen. 2000 N.Y. Times 8 Aug. a16/1 The Indians are to replace gill nets with trap nets, which catch fish more discriminately and are less likely to entangle other boats. diˈscriminateness n. the quality of being discriminate (in various senses). ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Discriminateness, distinguishingness. a1866 J. Grote Exam. Utilit. Philos. (1870) xii. 195 The discriminateness or settledness, with which moral notions present themselves to the mind. 1911 P. Geddes & J. A. Thomson Evolution v. 171 For when the younger or weaker candidates are killed,..there seems little reason to doubt the discriminateness of the elimination. 1999 Poetics Today 20 299 Lessing brings an Aristotelian discriminateness to bear upon a Plato-wide field of reference. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). discriminatev. Brit. /dᵻˈskrɪmᵻneɪt/, U.S. /dᵻˈskrɪməˌneɪt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin discrīmināt-, discrīmināre. Etymology: < classical Latin discrīmināt-, past participial stem (see -ate suffix³) of discrīmināre to divide, separate, to distinguish, differentiate < discrīmin- , discrīmen division, distinction (see discrimen n.). Compare discriminate adj., discrimination n. 1. transitive. Of a feature, quality, etc.: to serve to differentiate; to distinguish. Frequently with from.In quot. 1615 with reference to physical separation. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > differ from [verb (transitive)] > distinguish or differentiate to-skillc1175 disguise1340 asunderc1425 differc1450 difference1490 sort1553 distinguish1576 particularize?1593 diversify1594 subdistinguish1610 discriminate1615 severalize1645 specify1645 disresemble1651 estrange1727 discrepate1828 differentialize1833 differentiate1838 dissimilate1876 redifferentiate1970 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] to-twemec893 sunderOE asunderOE shedOE dealOE shill1049 skillc1175 to-twinc1175 twinc1230 disseverc1250 depart1297 slita1300 to-throwc1315 parta1325 drevec1325 devisec1330 dividec1374 sever1382 unknit?a1425 divorce1430 separea1450 separate?a1475 untine1496 to put apart1530 discussa1542 deceper1547 disseparate1550 apart1563 unjoint1565 shoal1571 divisionatea1586 single1587 dispart1590 descide1598 disassociate1598 distract1600 dissolve1605 discriminate1615 dissociate1623 discerpa1628 discind1640 dissunder1642 distinguish1648 severize1649 unstring1674 skaila1833 cleave1873 dirempt1885 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 914 [Ligaments serve] to discriminate or separate the right muscles from the left. 1628 W. Prynne Vnlouelinesse of Louelockes 26 Who poll one side of their heads—of purpose to discriminate themselues from others. 1666 R. Boyle Origine Formes & Qualities 204 Such slight differences as those, that discriminate these Bodies. 1769 E. Burke Observ. Late State Nation 67 Their different principles compose some of the strongest political lines which discriminate the parties even now subsisting amongst us. 1774 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry I. Diss. i. sig. i No peculiarity..more strongly discriminates the manners of the Greeks and Romans from those of modern times. 1818 W. Henry Elements Exper. Chem. (ed. 8) II. i. xx. 274 Inulin has..been examined by M. Gaultier de Claubry, who has pointed out the following characteristics as discriminating it from fecula or starch. a1871 G. Grote Fragm. Ethical Subj. (1876) iii. 59 Capacities which discriminate one individual from another. 1913 P. J. R. Schmahl tr. R. Krause Course Normal Histol. II. ii. v. 110 Another peculiarity of the heart muscle discriminates it from the skeleton muscle absolutely. 1994 J. M. Gottman What predicts Divorce? iii. 38 I review research on Terman's question of what discriminates satisfied from dissatisfied marriages. 2. a. transitive. To distinguish with the mind or intellect; to perceive, observe, or note the difference in or between. Frequently with from. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern [verb (transitive)] > recognize as different sundereOE distinct1303 knowc1330 distinguea1340 kena1400 tella1425 discern1484 distinguish1561 smell1582 discriminate1637 undifference1654 1637 Bp. J. Hall Remedy Prophanenesse ii. xvii. 224 The differences whereby we may discriminate counterfeit vertues from true. 1665 R. Hooke Micrographia 66 The surfaces..being so neer together, that the eye cannot discriminate them from one. a1677 I. Barrow Several Serm. Evil-speaking (1678) viii. 64 We take upon us..to discriminate the Goats from the Sheep. 1749 Philos. Trans. 1748 (Royal Soc.) 45 402 My present Design..is to give a List of Vowels, whereby to discriminate, as conveniently as may be, all the Instances of Vocality that occur, distinctly, in the English Language. 1796 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 19 513 Adaptability to define and discriminate contiguous shades of idea. 1836 J. Gilbert Christian Atonem. v. 192 It is in the nature of the reward sought..that we discriminate a mean from a noble transaction. 1891 Nation (N.Y.) 52 244/1 How is one..to discriminate the teachings of Dr. Trench's reviser from those of Dr. Trench himself? 1922 Bull. U.S. Geol. Surv. No. 708. 296 Quartz can readily be discriminated by its index of refraction, low interference color, and lack of cleavage. 2000 J. F. Rosenberg 3 Conversat. about Knowing iii. 38 The problem is that he can't discriminate real barns from fake barns just by looking. b. intransitive. To make or recognize a distinction; to distinguish among or between; to exercise discernment. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > discern, discriminate [verb (intransitive)] winnowc1175 deem1340 knowa1398 discerna1413 perceive1495 descry1582 distinguish1612 discriminate1645 difference1646 differentiate1855 discrepate1894 1645 A. Ross Philos. Touch-stone 95 You must discriminate between voluntary and naturall agents. 1685 W. Penn Perswasive to Moderation to Dissenting Christians 37 He sees the Where and What of Persons and Things: He discriminates, and makes that a rule of conduct. 1774 J. Bryant New Syst. II. 522 The purport of the term, which discriminates, may not be easy to be deciphered. 1784 W. Richardson Anecd. Russ. Empire xliv. 357 A judge might indeed be allowed to discriminate among a number of criminals, and allot to each of them the degree of punishment which he thought proper. 1857 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. I. vii. 321 It is by reason, and not by faith, that we must discriminate in religious matters. 1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. Eng. & Italy 26 He would discriminate between temporary and chronic distress. 1921 G. C. L. Howell Ocean Res. & Great Fisheries xxviii. 160 He does not as a rule discriminate much in his diet. 2007 J. Goode in B. C. Smith Questions of Taste iv. 85 Whereas there are just five basic tastes, we can discriminate among many thousands of volatile compounds. 3. intransitive. Economics (originally U.S.). To treat goods, trading partners, etc., more or less favourably according to circumstances. Frequently with against (also in favour of). Also in prepositional passive with against. Cf. discriminating adj. 3, discrimination n. 5. ΚΠ 1786 T. Coxe Let. 13 Sept. in Amer. Mus. (Philadelphia) (1790) June 293/2 They do not discriminate against ships belonging to the other states, in any charge whatever. 1806 T. Coxe Thoughts on Subj. Naval Power in U.S.A. 33 The conduct of Great Britain herself, in previously discriminating against us, may be forgotten by her government. 1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Feb. 8/1 The action of the German Government in discriminating against certain imports from the United States. 1912 W. W. Willoughby Princ. Constit. Law. U.S. xxxii. 257 It was held that so long as the articles brought in are not discriminated against, no interference with interstate commerce is caused by their taxation. 1952 Times 22 Feb. 7 This form of tax exemption discriminated against imports. 2008 Dispute Settlement Rep. 2006 (World Trade Organization) I. 99 Mexico's tax discriminates in favour of Mexican soft drinks and syrups sweetened with cane sugar. 4. intransitive. To treat a person or group in an unjust or prejudicial manner, esp. on the grounds of race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.; frequently with against. Also (with in favour of): to treat a person or group more favourably than others, in order to compensate for disadvantage or lack of privilege. Also in prepositional passive with against. Cf. discrimination n. 6. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disfavour > [verb (transitive)] > discriminate against discriminate1857 society > society and the community > social attitudes > racial attitudes > [verb (intransitive)] > discriminate discriminate1880 1857 Olive-branch, or, White Oak Farm xii. 142 The African race is placed under disabilities in every State in the Union but one... As a race, the laws discriminate against them. 1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad xliii. 505 I did not propose to be discriminated against on account of my nationality. 1913 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 10 Dec. 1/4 Civil service rules barred him from discriminating in favor of the jobless and against men who worked on the streets. 1920 Iron Age 11 Mar. 758/1 Employers should not discriminate on account of membership in unions. 1968 Listener 3 Oct. 427/2 If you move around for ever with the expectation of being discriminated against, the chances are you won't ever be disappointed. 1984 T. L. Vergara in R. Schoenberg et al. Homosexuality & Social Work 26 Influencing interactions between organizations and institutions, influencing policy, and not discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation. 2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) v. 128 I have frequently criticised judges for their hidebound attitudes to women or their unwillingness to see how the system discriminates. Derivatives diˈscriminated adj. distinguished from others; perceived as distinct; differentiated. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > difference > [adjective] > distinct distincta1382 alienc1384 sundrya1393 alienate1533 several1533 particular1547 severable1548 different?a1560 distinguished1609 remote1615 discriminate1626 incoincident1636 discriminated1673 allogenous1842 1673 J. Horne Brazen Serpent xxvi. 405 Discriminated persons only in Gods secret purpose. 1783 J. Young Crit. Gray's Elegy 26 The discriminated catalogue of the dead. 1848 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Incarnation v. 170 The two titles [sc. Father and Son] imply a real co-existence of discriminated Persons. 1921 B. Graham Bookman's Man. iii. 23 The ‘Concise Oxford’ pronounces only a small number of the words it lists, and it has no discriminated synonyms. 2007 L. Fogassi in S. Funahashi Representation & Brain v. 143 The discriminated motor acts belong to specific chains, each of which leads to a specific final goal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1626v.1615
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