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ostracize

[ os-truh-sahyz ]

verb (used with object)

ostracized, ostracizing.
  1. to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.:

    His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

  2. to banish (a person) from their native country; expatriate.
  3. (in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.


ostracize

/ ˈɒٰəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to exclude or banish (a person) from a particular group, society, etc
  2. (in ancient Greece) to punish by temporary exile
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈDzٰ, noun
  • ˈDzٰˌ, adjective
  • ˈDzٰˌ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • Dz·ٰ··· adjective
  • Dz·ٰ···پDz [os-tr, uh, -sahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • Dz·ٰ·· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ostracize1

First recorded in 1640–50; from Greek Dzٰí𾱲, equivalent to óٰ(Dz) “potsherd, tile, ballot” (akin to óٰ𾱴Dz oyster ( def ) ) + -izein -ize ( def )
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of ostracize1

C17: from Greek ostrakizein to select someone for banishment by voting on potsherds; see ostracon
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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.

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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.

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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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Immediately ostracized by the students for her green pigmentation, Elphaba explodes with fury when her sister is abruptly removed from her care.

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After that meeting, he said, he was ostracized.

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