ostracize
[ os-truh-sahyz ]
/ ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz /
verb (used with object), os·tra·cized, os·tra·ciz·ing.
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.: His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate.
(in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.
Words nearby ostracize
ostomy, ostosis, ostpolitik, ostpreussen, ostracism, ostracize, ostracod, ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon, ostranenie
Also especially British, os·tra·cise.
Origin of ostracize
OTHER WORDS FROM ostracize
os·tra·ciz·a·ble, adjectiveos·tra·ci·za·tion, nounos·tra·ciz·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for ostracization
ostracize
ostracise
/ (ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz) /
verb (tr)
to exclude or banish (a person) from a particular group, society, etc
(in ancient Greece) to punish by temporary exile
Derived forms of ostracize
ostracism, nounostracizable or ostracisable, adjectiveostracizer or ostraciser, nounWord Origin for ostracize
C17: from Greek ostrakizein to select someone for banishment by voting on potsherds; see ostracon
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