Ostracize

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To exclude from a group. See Synonyms at blackball.
  • v. To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To exclude (a person) from society or from a community, by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to talk to or associate with; to shun.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
  • v. To banish from society, by a general consent; to exclude from social, political, or private favor; to exclude from conversation or friendship; to shun. A person may be ostracized by a formal vote or by a widespread but informal agreement.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To exile by ostracism; banish by popular vote, as persons dreaded for their influence or power were banished by the ancient Athenians. See ostracism, 1.
  • Hence To banish from society; put under the ban; exclude from public or private favor.
  • Also spelled ostracise.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. avoid speaking to or dealing with
  • v. expel from a community or group
    • Verb Form
    ostracized    ostracizes    ostracizing   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expel    kick out    throw out   
    Cross Reference
    silent treatment    cut someone dead   
    Form
    ostracized    ostracizing   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    expel    exclude   
     
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