discriminate vs differentiate

discriminate is an adjective but differentiate is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discriminate	No	Yes	Yes	No
differentiate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, differentiate is a hypernym of discriminate; that is, differentiate is a word with a broader meaning than discriminate:

Other hypernyms of discriminate include distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

As verbs, differentiate is a hypernym of discriminate; that is, differentiate is a word with a broader meaning than discriminate:

Other hypernyms of discriminate include distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart.

discriminate (adjective)	differentiate (adjective)
marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions

discriminate (verb)	differentiate (verb)
recognize or perceive the difference	become distinct and acquire a different character
distinguish	become different during development
treat differently on the basis of sex or race	evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment
	calculate a derivative; take the derivative
	mark as different
	be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense