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Definition of ostracize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ostracize

verb

NAmE//ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz//

ostracize somebody (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ostracize

he / she / it ostracizes

past simple ostracized

-ing form ostracizing

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to refuse to let someone be a member of a social group; to refuse to meet or talk to someone synonym shun He was ostracized by his colleagues for refusing to support the strike.

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