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TOPIK 6verb

배척하다

baecheokada [배처카다]

배척해요 · 배척했어요 · 배척할 거예요 · 배척하세요

to reject, to exclude, to ostracize

Example

다른 문화를 무조건 배척해서는 안 됩니다.

We should not reject other cultures out of hand.

Word parts

배 push away척 expel

Literally 'push away and expel'.