tell apart vs discriminate

tell apart is not an adjective while discriminate is an adjective.

tell apart and discriminate both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tell apart	No	No	Yes	No
discriminate	No	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, discriminate is a hyponym of tell apart; that is, discriminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell apart:

tell apart: mark as different
discriminate: recognize or perceive the difference

Other hyponyms of tell apart include know, know apart, label, label, sex, individualise, individualize, contrast, have the distinction, severalise, severalize, contradistinguish, decouple, dissociate, demarcate, separate, single out, stratify.

As verbs, discriminate is a hyponym of tell apart; that is, discriminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tell apart:

tell apart: detect with the senses
discriminate: distinguish

Other hyponyms of tell apart include resolve.

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

tell apart (verb)	discriminate (verb)
mark as different	recognize or perceive the difference
detect with the senses	distinguish
	treat differently on the basis of sex or race

tell apart vs discriminate

tell apart is not an adjective while discriminate is an adjective.

tell apart and discriminate both are verbs.

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