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ostracize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'ostracize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ostracize [ v. t.]
- To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
- To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.

Meaning of 'ostracize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ostracize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- avoid speaking to or dealing with
Example in sentence:
  • Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me

Nearby Words:

ost osteal ostein osteitis osteler ostend ostensibility ostensible ostensibly ostension

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