Hyphenation of discriminate

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word discriminate? This word can be hyphenated and contains 4 syllables as shown below.

dis-crim-i-nate

Definitions of discriminate:

1.	Recognize or perceive the difference
2.	Treat differently on the basis of sex or race
3.	Distinguish I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish
4.	Marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions Discriminate judgments Discriminate people

Synonyms of discriminate:

adj	discriminate, discriminating, discriminating
adj	nice, discriminating
verb	know apart, distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
verb	separate, single out, distinguish, separate, differentiate, secern, secernate, severalize, severalise, tell, tell apart
verb	recognize, recognise, distinguish, discern, pick out, make out, tell apart

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