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单词 freeze out
释义

freeze out

verb

froze out; frozen out; freezing out; freezes out

transitive verb

: exclude
freeze-out
ˈfrēz-ˌau̇t How to pronounce freeze out (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • ban
  • bar
  • close out
  • count (out)
  • debar
  • eliminate
  • except
  • exclude
  • rule out
  • shut out
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Example Sentences

a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means
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Word History

First Known Use

1861, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

freezeout 1 of 2

noun

freeze·​out
ˈfrēz-ˌau̇t
: a corporate action (as a merger) taken by those in control of the corporation (as controlling shareholders or the board of directors) for the purpose of causing the minority shareholders to lose their equity in the corporation (as by the sale of their shares) compare squeezeout

freeze out

2 of 2

transitive verb

: to subject to a freezeout

freeze out

verb

as in to exclude
to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • exclude
  • ban
  • shut out
  • rule out
  • bar
  • eliminate
  • prevent
  • close out
  • prohibit
  • except
  • close one's doors to
  • debar
  • suspend
  • expel
  • banish
  • count (out)
  • exile
  • preclude
  • check off
  • blacklist
  • excommunicate
  • hinder
  • block
  • obviate
  • throw out
  • ostracize
  • stave off
  • impede
  • blackball
  • deter
  • cease
  • deport
  • halt
  • obstruct
  • ward (off)
  • oust
  • weed (out)
  • disregard
  • comb (out)
  • discontinue

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • include
  • receive
  • take in
  • admit
  • accept
  • welcome
  • entertain
  • embrace
  • unban
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