单词 | ostracize |
释义 | ostracize[ os-truh-sahyz ] / ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ostracize ON THESAURUS.COM 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. Also especially British, os·tra·cise . Origin of ostracize1640–50; <Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreionoyster, shell) + -izein-ize SYNONYMS FOR ostracize1 shun, snub, blacklist. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ostracize ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ostracize1 accept. SEE ANTONYMS FOR ostracize ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ostracizeos·tra·ciz·a·ble, adjectiveos·tra·ci·za·tion, nounos·tra·ciz·er, nounWords nearby ostracizeostomy, ostosis, Ostpolitik, Ostpreussen, ostracism, ostracize, ostracod, ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon, ostranenie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ostracizeBritish Dictionary definitions for ostracizeostracize 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 ostracizeostracism, nounostracizable or ostracisable, adjectiveostracizer or ostraciser, nounWord Origin for ostracizeC17: from Greek ostrakizein to select someone for banishment by voting on potsherds; see ostracon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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