ostracize
ostracize
Definition
os·tra·cize (äs′trə sīz′)
transitive verb -·cized′, -·ciz′·ing
to banish, bar, exclude, etc. by ostracism
Etymology: Gr ostrakizein, to exile by votes written on tiles or potsherds < ostrakon, a shell, potsherd, akin to osteon, bone: see ossify
ostracize
Synonyms
ostracize
v.
ostracize
Usage Examples
Object
- agent: While ostracized agents were not permitted to mate with group members, they could mate with one another.
Subject
- community: They were often banished to live in isolated colonies, ostracized by the community!
Preposition: by
- society: India Ministry to Modern-Day Outcasts In ancient times, lepers were treated as outcasts, shunned and ostracized by society.
- community: They were often banished to live in isolated colonies, ostracized by the community!
Modifying Another Word
- permanently: Brother returned home, to find himself permanently ostracized.
- socially: The socially ostracized people have been trained in various crafts and their products are now marketed all over the country.
Preposition: from
