ostracize

tr.v., -cized, -ciz·ing, -ciz·es.

1. To exclude from a group. See synonyms at blackball.
2. To banish by ostracism, as in ancient Greece.

[Greek ostrakizein, from ostrakon, shell, potsherd (from the potsherds used as ballots in voting for ostracism).]

(OS-truh-syz)

verb tr.
To exclude or shun from a group.

Etymology
From Greek ostrakizein, from ostrakon (shell or potsherd), from the fact that in ancient Greece these were used as ballots in voting to banish someone. Ultimately from Indo-European root ost- (bone) that gave birth to such words as oyster, osteopathy, ossify, and Sanskrit asthi (bone)

Usage
"He (Lloyd Anderson) did endure gender prejudices during his career, including being ostracized by older female nurses who felt men did not belong in their profession." — Man Broke Barriers As Male Nurse; The Kalamazoo Gazette (Michigan); Oct 6, 2004.

"Some responses said: 'A child given such a name would likely be bullied or ostracized,' or 'It would cause social problems.'" — In Japan, You Can't Name Your Kid 'Mistress' or 'Piles'; The Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo, Japan); Sep 28, 2004.

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verb

1. To exclude from normal social or professional activities: blackball, blacklist, boycott, shut out. See accept/reject.
2. To force to leave a country or place by official decree: banish, deport, exile, expatriate, expel, transport. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: exile, banish
Antonyms: accept, embrace, welcome

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IN BRIEF: To put into public disfavor.

After it was found that she had been embezzling money, she was ostracized from the community.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - forvise, "fryse ud", boykotte

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitstoten, weren, verbannen

Français (French)
v. tr. - mettre au ban de la société

Deutsch (German)
v. - ächten

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εξοστρακίζω, αποδιώχνω, απομονώνω κοινωνικά

Italiano (Italian)
ostracizzare, ostacolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desterrar, banir, expatriar

Русский (Russian)
подвергать остракизму, подвергать общественному бойкоту

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - aislar, excluir, condenar al ostracismo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - utesluta, frysa ut, landsförvisa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
贝壳流放, 排斥, 放逐

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 貝殼流放, 排斥, 放逐

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 도편 재판에 의해 추방하다, 배척하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - のけ者にする, 追放する, 陶片追放する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينبذ, ينفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נידה, הגלה, החרים‬

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