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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024os•tra•cize /ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cized, -ciz•ing. - to exclude (someone) from society, privileges, membership, etc.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024os•tra•cize (os′trə sīz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cized, -ciz•ing. - to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc.:His friends ostracized him after his father's arrest.
- to banish (a person) from his or her native country;
expatriate. - Ancient History(in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen) temporarily by popular vote.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] os′tra•cise′. - Greek ostrakízein, equivalent. to óstrak(on) potsherd, tile, ballot (akin to óstreion oyster, shell) + -izein -ize
- 1640–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged shun, snub, blacklist.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accept.
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