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ostracize

UK
/ˈɒstrəsaɪz/
US
/ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz/

Translations

ostracizeverb
ostracized
Past Simple
ostracized
Past Participle
ostracizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈɒstrəsaɪz/
US
/ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz/
The community decided to ostracize him after the scandal.
La communauté a décidé de l’ostraciser après le scandale.
Synonyms
shun
exclude
banish
reject
alienate
isolate
cast out
expel
Antonyms
embrace
welcome
include
accept

Definitions

ostracizeverb
To exclude someone from a society or group.
The community decided to ostracize him after the scandal.
To banish a citizen for a fixed period by popular vote, as practiced in ancient Athens.
The assembly voted to ostracize the ambitious statesman.
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