to freeze out

Freeze \Freeze\, v. t.
   1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to
      a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.
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   2. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat;
      to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.
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            A faint, cold fear runs through my veins,
            That almost freezes up the heat of life. --Shak.
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   {To freeze out}, to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold
      treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of
      one's room in winter; to freeze out a competitor.
      [Colloq.]

            A railroad which had a London connection must not be
            allowed to freeze out one that had no such
            connection.                           --A. T.
                                                  Hadley.

            It is sometimes a long time before a player who is
            frozen out can get into a game again. --R. F.
                                                  Foster.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]