ostracize

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Synonyms: ostracise, ostracite, ostracized, ostracism, ostracizer, ostracion, ostracizes, ostracode, ostraciid

Antonyms: ostracise, ostracite, ostracized, ostracism, ostracizer, ostracion, ostracizes, ostracode, ostraciid

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|Ancient Greece|historical}} To [[ban#Verb|ban]] a [[person]] from a [[city]] for [[five]] or [[ten]] [[year]]s through the [[procedure]] of [[ostracism]]. {{defdate|from mid 19th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|by extension}} To [[exclude]] a person from a [[community]] or from [[society]] by not [[communicate|communicating]] with them or by [[refuse#Verb|refusing]] to [[acknowledge]] their [[presence]]; to refuse to [[associate#Verb|associate]] with or [[talk#Verb|talk]] to; to [[shun]]. {{defdate|from mid 17th c.}}

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