What is the meaning of discriminating?

verb

• Recognize or perceive the difference.
  • synonyms: discriminate, know apart
• Treat differently on the basis of sex or race.
  • synonyms: discriminate, separate, single out
• Distinguish.
  • usage: "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"
  • synonyms: discriminate

adjective

• Showing or indicating careful judgment and discernment especially in matters of taste.
  • usage: "the discriminating eye of the connoisseur"
• Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
  • usage: "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
  • synonyms: acute, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp