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单词 ostracize
释义 os·tra·cize
transitive verb
also os·tra·cise \ˈästrəˌsīz also ˈȯst-\
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Greek ostrakizein to banish by voting with potsherds, from ostrakon earthen vessel, potsherd, shell + -izein -ize — more at oyster
1.
 a. : to banish from society : cast out from social or political favor or fellowship
  < she was ever afterward ostracized in her home city — A.F.Harlow >
 b. : to get rid of : abolish
  < when we really become civilized we will certainly ostracize smoky cities — C.C.Furnas >
2. : to exile by ostracism : banish temporarily by a popular vote
Synonyms: see banish
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