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deplatform

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • General-American: /diˈplætfɔɹm/

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verb

Meaning 1

To prevent someone from using a platform to express their opinion.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: formal, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: no-platform, unplatform

Antonyms: replatform

History

Etymology

From de- + platform.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: deplatformeren — to prevent someone from utilizing a platform to express their opinion
  • Dutch: deplatformen — to prevent someone from utilizing a platform to express their opinion
  • Russian: деплатформинг (deplatforming) — to prevent someone from utilizing a platform to express their opinion
  • Russian: деплатформирование (deplatformirovanije) — to prevent someone from utilizing a platform to express their opinion
  • Swedish: deplattformera — to prevent someone from utilizing a platform to express their opinion