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ostracise

/ ostracise /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
avoid speaking to or dealing with
"Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"
Type of:
exclude keep out shut out
Kinds of:
boycott
Derived:
banishment ostracism Coventry
Entails:
avoid
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
expel from a community or group
Type of:
expel throw out kick out
Derived:
barring blackball banishment ostracism Coventry
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
27%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
16
Times Searched
1
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Related Words

exclude keep out shut out boycott expel throw out kick out