discriminate vs pick out

discriminate is an adjective but pick out is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discriminate	No	Yes	Yes	No
pick out	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of discriminate include discern, distinguish, make out, recognise, recognize, spot, tell apart.

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

discriminate (verb)	pick out (verb)
recognize or perceive the difference	pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
distinguish	detect with the senses
treat differently on the basis of sex or race