freeze out

• Фразовый глагол, означающий намеренное исключение кого-либо из группы, деятельности или процесса принятия решений, часто путем игнорирования или создания ощущения нежеланности.

A phrasal verb meaning to deliberately exclude someone from a group, activity, or decision-making process, often by ignoring them or making them feel unwelcome.

uncountable · irregular verb · transitive · phrasal, separable

1. Exclude deliberatelyinformal

   To deliberately exclude someone from a group, activity, or conversation, often by ignoring them or making them feel unwelcome.

   Намеренно исключить

   • The other kids tried to freeze him out of the game.
   • She felt frozen out by her colleagues after the argument.
   • They froze him out of the decision-making process.

   Synonymsblackballcold-shouldercut offexcludeostracizeshunsnub

   Antonymsacceptincludewelcome

2. Force out of businessinformal

   To force a competitor out of a market or business by unfair means, such as price manipulation.

   Вытеснить

   • The large corporation tried to freeze out the small local shops.
   • They used aggressive pricing to freeze out their rivals.
   • The new regulations helped freeze out unethical companies.

   Synonymsdrive outforce outoustshut outsqueeze out

Base verbfreeze