English Dictionary
Definition discriminate in British English
discriminate
verb
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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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
/dɪˈskrɪmɪneɪt/
Example
Caulfield claimed they had discriminated against him because of his nationality.
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2
to recognize the difference between things
Example
Long-range missile attacks simply cannot discriminate between military and civilian targets.
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