Meaning

• To make distinctions.

• (construed with against) To make decisions based on prejudice.

  "The law prohibits discriminating against people based on their skin color."

• To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to separate from another by discerning differences; to distinguish.

Meaning

• Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive

• Having a discerning judgment or taste