Syn. -- Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness; judgment; distinction. See Discernment.
Dis*crim"i*na*tive (?), a. 1. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive; characteristic.
That peculiar and discriminative form of life.
Johnson.
2. Observing distinctions; making differences; discriminating. "Discriminative censure." J. Foster. "Discriminative Providence." Dr. H. More.
Dis*crim"i*na*tive*ly, adv. With discrimination or distinction. J. Foster.
Dis*crim"i*na`tor (?), n. [LL.] One who discriminates.
Dis*crim"i*na*to*ry (?), a. Discriminative.
Dis*crim"i*nous (?), a. [LL. discriminosus, fr. L. discrimen the dangerous, decisive moment. See Discriminate, a.] Hazardous; dangerous. [Obs.] Harvey.
Dis*crive" (?), v. t. [OF. descrivre. See Describe.] To describe. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Dis*crown" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discrowned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Discrowning.] To deprive of a crown.
The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably discrowned the workman.
Motley.
Dis*cru"ci*ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Discruciated; p. pr. & vb. n. Discruciating.] [L. discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See Cruciate.] To torture; to excruciate. [Obs.]
Discruciate a man in deep distress.
Herrick.
Dis*cu"bi*to*ry (?), a. [L. discumbere, discubitum, to lie down, recline at table; dis- + cumbere (in comp.) to lie down.] Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Dis*cul"pate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disculpated; p. pr. & vb. n. Disculpating.] [LL. disculpatus, p. p. of disculpare to disculpate; dis- + L. culpare to blame, culpa fault.] To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.