mettre à l'index

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French

Etymology

From the historical practise of putting books on the Index librorum prohibitorum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛtʁ a l‿ɛ̃.dɛks/
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Verb

mettre à l’index

  1. (transitive, figuratively) to blacklist, to name and shame, to condemn
    Hypernym: censurer

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