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ostracize
[ os-truh-sahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.:
His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
Synonyms: blacklist, snub, shun
Antonyms: accept
- to banish (a person) from their native country; expatriate.
- (in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.
ostracize
/ ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz /
verb
- to exclude or banish (a person) from a particular group, society, etc
- (in ancient Greece) to punish by temporary exile
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Derived Forms
- ˈostracism, noun
- ˈostraˌcizable, adjective
- ˈostraˌcizer, noun
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Other Words From
- os·tra·ciz·a·ble adjective
- os·tra·ci·za·tion [os-tr, uh, -sahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- os·tra·ciz·er noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ostracize1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ostracize1
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Example Sentences
No, let us everywhere put down treason and ostracize traitors.
Did not the very persons whom he was serving ostracize him, in order that they might not hear his voice for ten years?
To hinder the unfolding truth, to ostracize whatever uplifts mankind, is of course out of the question.
They ostracize Aristides, simply because they are "tired of hearing him always called the Just."
Later a meeting of the citizens of Mobile proposed to ostracize those who refused to accept Confederate notes.
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