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discriminating
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  1. discriminating
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  3. discriminating duties

dis·crim·i·nat·ing

adjective

Definition of DISCRIMINATING

1
: making a distinction : distinguishing <a discriminating mark>
2
: marked by discrimination:
a : discerning, judicious <discriminating buyers>
b : discriminatory <accused of discriminating practices>
— dis·crim·i·nat·ing·ly \-ˌnā-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
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Examples of DISCRIMINATING

  1. <accused of discriminating practices in the hiring of employees>
  2. <a discriminating feature of poison ivy is a compound leaf with three mitten-shaped leaflets>

First Known Use of DISCRIMINATING

1647

Related to DISCRIMINATING

Synonyms
differential, discriminatory, discriminational, discriminative
Antonyms
nondiscriminatory

Rhymes with DISCRIMINATING

accommodating, humiliating, lady-in-waiting, self-liquidating, self-regulating, self-replicating, subordinating, uncalculating, undeviating, unhesitating

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