Thesaurus: ostracize

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1. v. t. To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
2. v. t. To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.
3. v. expel from a community or group
4. v. avoid speaking to or dealing with
5. 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. Grote. 2. To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends. Marvell.
6. To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as atAthens. Grote.
7. v:100 v. avoid speaking to or dealing with