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BLACKLIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A list of people who are out of favor

Synonyms:

black book; blacklist; shitlist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("blacklist" is a kind of...):

list; listing (a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics))

Derivation:

blacklist (put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Put on a blacklist so as to banish or cause to be boycotted

Example:

many books were blacklisted by the Nazis

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "blacklist" is one way to...):

list (include in a list)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue blacklist the movie

Derivation:

blacklist (a list of people who are out of favor)

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