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ostracize

One entry found for ostracize.
Main Entry: os·tra·cize
Pronunciation: -"sIz
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -cized; -ciz·ing
Etymology: Greek ostrakizein to banish by voting with potsherds, from ostrakon shell, potsherd -- more at OYSTER
1 : to exile by ostracism
2 : to exclude from a group by common consent