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blacklist

verb [T often passive]
 
 
/ˈblæk.lɪst/

Definition

to put someone's name on a blacklist: They were blacklisted because of their extreme right-wing views.Forbidding and banning things
(Definition of blacklist verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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