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to discriminate
01
to unfairly treat a person or group of people based on their sex, race, etc.
Intransitive: to discriminate against sb
02
to notice or establish a difference in or between two or more things
Transitive: to discriminate sth | to discriminate sth from sth
03
to identify or perceive differences between two or more things, people, or ideas
Intransitive: to discriminate between two or more things
discriminate
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marked by the ability to see or make fine distinctions
discriminate
v
criminate
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crime
n
discriminating
adj
discriminating
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discrimination
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discrimination
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discriminator
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discriminator
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Example
Discriminating against someone because of their race is a form of racism.
The school was criticized for discriminating against students of certain religious backgrounds.
The law prohibits businesses from discriminating against customers based on their disability.
The company was accused of discriminating against women in its hiring practices.
It's illegal to discriminate against individuals based on their sexual orientation.
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