Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with discriminate in American Collocation
discriminate
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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.