отлуча́ть — meaning in English
otluchat
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English meaning
Senses
отлуча́ть is used for these senses in English:
- excommunicate (transitive) To officially exclude someone from membership of a church or religious community.
- ostracize (by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun. [from mid 17th c.]
- wean (transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
ostracize — full definition
- verb To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
- verb To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
wean — full definition
- verb To gradually stop a baby or young animal from feeding on milk, switching it to other food.
- verb To gradually break a habit or dependence.
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