 ostracize |
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| 1. | [ verb ] expel from a community or group | |
| Synonyms: | banish cast_out shun blackball ostracise ban | |
| Related terms: | expel barring banishment ostracism | |
| 2. | [ verb ] avoid speaking to or dealing with | |
| Synonyms: | ostracise | |
| Examples: | "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" |
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| Related terms: | exclude boycott ostracism banishment avoid | |
| Similar spelling: |
ostracise Ostraciidae ostracism ostrava ostracoderm ostracod Ostracodermi Ostrander Ostracoda Ostrya Ostrea ostrich |
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