freeze out

Verb

idiomatic

(idiomatic) To forcibly remove or exclude.

Japanese Meaning

（人を）締め出す、排除する / （誰かを）強制的に追い出す

The board moved quickly to freeze out the minority shareholders during the takeover.

取締役会は買収の際に少数株主を迅速に締め出した。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic) To forcibly remove or exclude.

The first step in freezing out competitors is to create a superior product.

freezes out

（ present singular third-person ）

freezing out

（ participle present ）

froze out

（ past ）

frozen out

（ participle past ）