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Common collocations with discriminate in American Collocation

discriminate verb

US /dɪˈskrɪmɪˌneɪt/

not in a direct way

indirectly

She claimed that she had been indirectly discriminated against by being required to work full-time.

in a direct way

actively
directly

Scotland is now actively discriminating against students from the rest of the UK.

happening frequently

systematically

Some governments use the law to establish authoritarian states which systematically discriminate against minority groups.

in an unfair or illegal way

unfairly
unlawfully

He felt that he had been unfairly discriminated against because of his disability.

because of someone’s race

racially

An employment tribunal found he had been racially discriminated against in his workplace.

in a way that gives special benefits to someone

positively

More and more investors and customers are positively discriminating in favour of green companies or organizations.