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ostracize
[ os-truh-sahyz ]
verb (used with object)
- to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.:
His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms:
- to banish (a person) from their native country; expatriate.
- (in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.
ostracize
/ ˈɒٰəˌɪ /
verb
- to exclude or banish (a person) from a particular group, society, etc
- (in ancient Greece) to punish by temporary exile
Derived Forms
- ˈDzٰ, noun
- ˈDzٰˌ, adjective
- ˈDzٰˌ, noun
Other Word Forms
- Dz·ٰ··· adjective
- Dz·ٰ···پDz [os-tr, uh, -sahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- Dz·ٰ·· noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of ostracize1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ostracize1
Example Sentences
Hunter Gibson, a 29-year-old gay man, told The Times that he felt that in places like West Hollywood, “if you don’t think a certain way, you’re ostracized.”
In “The Lost Boys,” it was the ostracized who first tried to get the truth out and were ignored.
A decorated prosecutor, Lewin normally handles cold cases for the Major Crimes Division but had been ostracized for years as he engaged in a bitter and public feud with former Dist.
Kim Sang-wook, a PPP lawmaker who has been one such dissenting voice, recently revealed that he had been ostracized by senior party members, one of whom pressured him to quit the party.
Statements about dangerous immigrants are all part of a “very crass political calculation” designed to turn them into “hate objects so they can then be attacked and ostracized,” Mercieca said.
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