ostracize

[ os-truh-sahyz ]

/ ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz /

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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 ostracize

1640–50; <Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreionoyster, shell) + -izein-ize

SYNONYMS FOR ostracize

1 shun, snub, blacklist.

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ANTONYMS FOR ostracize

1 accept.

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OTHER WORDS FROM ostracize

os·tra·ciz·a·ble, adjectiveos·tra·ci·za·tion, nounos·tra·ciz·er, noun

Words nearby ostracize

ostomy, ostosis, Ostpolitik, Ostpreussen, ostracism, ostracize, ostracod, ostracoderm, ostracon, ostrakon, ostranenie

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Example sentences from the Web for ostracize

It will never trouble itself to inquire minutely into the truth, but will pronounce its hasty judgment, and then ostracize.
We Two|Edna Lyall
And just for that they chose to turn the cold shoulder on her,—to ostracize her practically.
The Lamp in the Desert|Ethel M. Dell
Will you then ostracize the South and compel the abolition of slavery?
Slavery Ordained of God|Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D.
The defeat was staved off "ostrich" and "ostracize" on to some one else.
The Secrets of a Kuttite|Edward O. Mousley

Legally your actions cannot be assailed, but morally they should ostracize you from decent society.
Mary Louise Solves a Mystery|L. Frank Baum

British Dictionary definitions for ostracize

ostracize

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 ostracize

ostracism, nounostracizable or ostracisable, adjectiveostracizer or ostraciser, noun

Word Origin for ostracize

C17: from Greek ostrakizein to select someone for banishment by voting on potsherds; see ostracon

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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 ostracize 1640–50; <Greek ostrakízein, equivalent to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreionoyster, shell) + -izein-ize SYNONYMS FOR ostracize 1 shun, snub, blacklist. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ostracize ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR ostracize 1 accept. SEE ANTONYMS FOR ostracize ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM ostracize os·tra·ciz·a·ble, adjectiveos·tra·ci·za·tion, nounos·tra·ciz·er, noun Words nearby ostracize ostomy, 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 ostracize It will never trouble itself to inquire minutely into the truth, but will pronounce its hasty judgment, and then ostracize. We Two\|Edna Lyall And just for that they chose to turn the cold shoulder on her,—to ostracize her practically. The Lamp in the Desert\|Ethel M. Dell Will you then ostracize the South and compel the abolition of slavery? Slavery Ordained of God\|Rev. Fred A. Ross, D.D. The defeat was staved off "ostrich" and "ostracize" on to some one else. The Secrets of a Kuttite\|Edward O. Mousley Legally your actions cannot be assailed, but morally they should ostracize you from decent society. Mary Louise Solves a Mystery\|L. Frank Baum British Dictionary definitions for ostracize ostracize 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 ostracize ostracism, nounostracizable or ostracisable, adjectiveostracizer or ostraciser, noun Word Origin for ostracize C17: 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 Words related to ostracize expel, blackball, blacklist, snub, shun, exclude, excommunicate, oust, cut, avoid, drop, displace, boycott, reject, expatriate, deport, cold-shoulder, shut out, throw out, cast out
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ostracize

verb (used with object), os·tra·cized, os·tra·ciz·ing.

Origin of ostracize

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ANTONYMS FOR ostracize

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Example sentences from the Web for ostracize

British Dictionary definitions for ostracize

ostracise

verb (tr)

Derived forms of ostracize

Word Origin for ostracize

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