ostracize
verb (used with object)
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc..
have ostracized
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present perfectof ostracize.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In solidarity with June, the other handmaids have ostracized Ofmatthew as well.
From Los Angeles Times ā Jul. 11, 2019
The girl’s friends have ostracized her, and parents have kept their children away from her, the mother said.
From New York Times ā Dec. 17, 2012
Every Muslim minister is always hearing the problems of young people whose parents have ostracized them for becoming Muslims.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
They were composed, and even cheerful, under an infliction that would have ostracized a woman.
From A String of Amber Beads by Martha Everts Holden
Had he been dishonorable with them, had he once borrowed without paying, had he once cheated at cards, they would have ostracized him forever.
From Angel Island by Inez Haynes Gillmore
