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discriminate

 
 
/dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/ verb [I]

Translation

TREAT UNFAIRLY to treat someone unfairly because of their sex, race, religion, etc
(cinsiyet, ırk, din vb.) ayrım/ayrımcılık yapmak, ayırt etmek
The company was accused of discriminating against people on the basis of age.935
NOTICE to notice a difference between two things
ayırmak, fark görmek
Police dogs are very good at discriminating between different smells.1885
(Definition of discriminate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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