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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.

exclude, banish, cast out, shun, blackball, boycott, blacklist, excommunicate, exile, expel, isolate, segregate, snub, reject, cut*, cut dead*, give the cold shoulder*; see also banish 1, bar 1. See syn. study at banish.

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

  • society: I may even find myself getting ostracized from polite society.
  • family: Cases exist of people being hurt physically and ostracized from families at a time when they are most vulnerable.

Browse dictionary entries near ostracize

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