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ostracize

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒstrəsaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(os′trə sīz′)

Inflections of 'ostracize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

ostracizes: v 3rd person singular (US & UK)

ostracizing: v pres p (US & UK)

ostracized: v past (US & UK)

ostracized: v past p (US & UK)

os•tra•cize /ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cized, -ciz•ing.

to exclude (someone) from society, privileges, membership, etc.

os•tra•cize (os′trə sīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cized, -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.
Ancient History(in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.

Also,[esp. Brit.,] os′tra•cise′.

Greek ostrakízein, equivalent. to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreion oyster, shell) + -izein -ize
1640–50

os′tra•ciz′a•ble, adj.
os′tra•ci•za′tion, n.
os′tra•ciz′er, n.

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ostracize, ostracise /ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz/ vb (transitive)

to exclude or banish (a person) from a particular group, society, etc
(in ancient Greece) to punish by temporary exile

Etymology: 17th Century: from Greek ostrakizein to select someone for banishment by voting on potsherds; see ostraconˈostracism n ˈostraˌcizable, ˈostraˌcisable adj ˈostraˌcizer, ˈostraˌciser n

'ostracize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

blackball - Coventry - pip - blacklist - malacostracan - ostracism - ostracod - ostracon - oyster - taboo

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Synonyms: exclude, banish, cast out, shun, blackball, more...

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