To prevent or forbid authoritatively

• nix

  1. A water sprite of German mythology, usually in human form or half-human and half-fish.

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  1. A water sprite of German mythology, usually in human form or half-human and half-fish.

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• veto

  1. The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature:
  2. An instance in which this right is exercised:
  3. An official document or message from a chief executive stating the reasons for rejection of a bill.

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  1. The constitutional power of the chief executive of a state or nation to prevent or delay the enactment of legislation passed by the legislature:
  2. An instance in which this right is exercised:
  3. An official document or message from a chief executive stating the reasons for rejection of a bill.

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• turn down

  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.

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  1. (idiomatic) To refuse, decline, or deny.
  2. (idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light.
  3. (idiomatic) To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction.

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• negative

  1. Expressing, containing, or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial:
  2. Indicating opposition or resistance:
  3. Unpleasant; disagreeable:

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  1. Expressing, containing, or consisting of a negation, refusal, or denial:
  2. Indicating opposition or resistance:
  3. Unpleasant; disagreeable:

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To exclude from normal social or professional activities

• shut out

  1. Alternative form of shutout.
  2. (sports) To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.
  3. To close a door on someone, or to exclude.

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  1. Alternative form of shutout.
  2. (sports) To prevent from scoring; to perform a shutout.
  3. To close a door on someone, or to exclude.

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• ostracize

  1. To exclude from a group or society:
  2. To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece.

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  1. To exclude from a group or society:
  2. To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece.

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• boycott

  1. To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion:
  2. The act or an instance of boycotting.

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  1. To abstain from or act together in abstaining from using, buying, dealing with, or participating in as an expression of protest or disfavor or as a means of coercion:
  2. The act or an instance of boycotting.

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• blacklist

  1. A list of persons or organizations that have incurred disapproval or suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized.
  2. To place on or as if on a blacklist.

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  1. A list of persons or organizations that have incurred disapproval or suspicion or are to be boycotted or otherwise penalized.
  2. To place on or as if on a blacklist.

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