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Norwolf Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Distinguish/discriminate?

The memory capacity of bees means they can among more than 50 different smells to find the one they want.
A. discriminate B. distinguish

Hi, teachers. What's the difference between the two words? Could you please "discriminate/distinguish" one from the other for me?


Thank you in advance.
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The two are often listed as synonyms, but discriminate is closer to differentiate (one thing from another). distinguish is closer to being able to perceive a particular sensation rather than to being able to tell the difference between one sensation and another. In my opinion discriminate is better than distinguish because of the mention of "50 different smells".

— CalifJim

  • The two are often listed as synonyms, but discriminate is closer to differentiate (one thing from another).
  • distinguish is closer to being able to perceive a particular sensation rather than to being able to tell the difference between one sensation and another.
  • In my opinion discriminate is better than distinguish because of the mention of "50 different smells".
  • CJ
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The two are often listed as synonyms, but discriminate is closer to differentiate (one thing from another).
distinguish is closer to being able to perceive a particular sensation rather than to being able to tell the difference between one sensation and another.

In my opinion discriminate is better than distinguish because of the mention of "50 diffe
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