ostracize
To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracismTo ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
» I was basically ostracized.
Meaning
2 senses(British, English, Oxford, US, historical, transitive)To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
ostrakisieren
(British, English, Oxford, US, broadly)To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
ächten, ausgrenzen, ausschließen
отлуча́тьotlučátʹ, отлучи́тьotlučítʹ
- avoid speaking to or dealing with
- expel from a community or group
Examples
13 sentencesI was basically ostracized.
He was ostracized by the crew.
Felix got completely ostracized from his group of friends.
Layla was ostracized by society.
I was ostracized by everyone.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Ancient Greek ὀστρακίζω (ostrakízō, “to banish from a city by ostracism”), from ὄστρᾰFrom Ancient Greek ὀστρακίζω (ostrakízō, “to banish from a city by ostracism”), from ὄστρᾰκον (óstrăkon, “earthenware vessel; fragment of such a vessel, potsherd”) (from the fact that when voting was held to decide whether to banish people, their names were inscribed on potsherds) + -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō, suffix forming verbs)). The English word is cognate with French ostraciser.
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Forms
ostracizes, ostracizing, ostracized, ostracized| Base form | ostracize · to ostracize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | ostracizes |
| Present participle | ostracizing |
| Past simple | ostracized |
| Past participle | ostracized |
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Synonyms
30 synonymsAntonyms
18 antonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle