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Word: Discriminate
Speech Type: Verb
early 17th century: from Latin discriminat- ‘distinguished between’, from the verb discriminare, from discrimen ‘distinction’, from the verb discernere (see discern)
dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt
make an unjust or prejudicial distinction in the treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of ethnicity, sex, age, or disability
Short Definition:make unjust or prejudicial distinction in treatment of different categories of people
Examples:- existing employment policies discriminate against women
recognize a distinction; differentiate
Short Definition:recognize distinction
Examples:- babies can discriminate between different facial expressions
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