ostracize
21ostracize — v. a. Banish, exile, put under the ban …
22ostracize — verb they were ostracized by their fellow workers Syn: exclude, shun, spurn, cold shoulder, reject, shut out, avoid, ignore, snub, cut dead, keep at arm s length, leave out in the cold; blackball, blacklist; informal freeze out Ant: welcome …
23ostracize — v 1. exclude, shut out, bar, debar, segregate, blacklist; repudiate, disinherit, disown, cast aside; reject, discard, blackball; isolate, maroon, keep at arm s length, leave out in the cold; snub, Inf. cut, Inf. cold shoulder, give [s.o.] the… …
24ostracize — os·tra·cize …
25ostracize — [ˈɒstrəˌsaɪz] verb [T] to no longer accept someone as a member of your social group …
26ostracize — os•tra•cize [[t]ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz[/t]] v. t. cized, ciz•ing 1) to exclude, by general consent, from society, privileges, etc 2) to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate 3) anh (in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen)… …
27ostracize — v.t. exile from society. ♦ ostracism, n …
28ostracize — v.tr. (also ise) 1 exclude (a person) from a society, favour, common privileges, etc.; refuse to associate with. 2 (esp. in ancient Athens) banish (a powerful or unpopular citizen) for five or ten years by popular vote. Derivatives: ostracism n.… …
29os·tra·cise — ↑ostracize …
30Ostracized — Ostracize Os tra*cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ostracized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ostracizing}.] [Gr. ostraki zein, fr. o strakon a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. o streon oyster, oste on bone. Cf. {Osseous}, {Oyster}.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To… …