ostracize
verb (used with object)
to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc..
ostracized
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past participleof ostracize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof ostracize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ostracizeverb (used with object)to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc..
Example Sentences
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The actor complained that for a time, he was “relatively ostracized locally.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
And now, all of these years later, you feel ostracized from your remaining family and, more than that, you were left with a few mementoes of those formative years and no inheritance.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
“To find we have been ostracized for practicing as Catholics have done for 2000 years is of great anxiety to us.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Anyone presenting information not approved by the ruler is denounced and belittled, ostracized and denied access.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2025
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
