Part 3204

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Railroads)</fld> <def>The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.</def>

<blockquote>A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of <b>discrimination</b>. <i>A. T. Hadley.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; <as>as, to show great <ex>discrimination</ex> in the choice of means</as>.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>That which discriminates; mark of distinction.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness; judgment; distinction. See <er>Discernment</er>.</syn>

<h1>Discriminative</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*crim"i*na*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.</def>

<blockquote>That peculiar and <b>discriminative</b> form of life. <i>Johnson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating.</def> "<i>Discriminative</i> censure." <i>J. Foster</i>. "<i>Discriminative</i> Providence."

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<h1>Discriminatively</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*crim"i*na*tive*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With discrimination or distinction.</def>

<i>J. Foster.</i>

<h1>Discriminator</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*crim"i*na`tor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL.]</ety> <def>One who discriminates.</def>

<h1>Discriminatory</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*crim"i*na*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Discriminative.</def>

<h1>Discriminous</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*crim"i*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>discriminosus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>discrimen</ets> the dangerous, decisive moment. See <er>Discriminate</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <def>Hazardous; dangerous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Harvey.</i>

<h1>Discrive</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*crive"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>descrivre</ets>. See <er>Describe</er>.]</ety> <def>To describe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Discrown</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*crown"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Discrowned</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Discrowning</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To deprive of a crown.</def>

<blockquote>The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably <b>discrowned</b> the workman. <i>Motley.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Discruciate</h1> <Xpage=423>

<hw>Dis*cru"ci*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Discruciated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Discruciating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>discruciatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>discruciare</ets>. See <er>Cruciate</er>.]</ety> <def>To torture; to excruciate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>