- OSTRACIZE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
If someone is ostracized, people deliberately behave in an unfriendly way towards them and do not allow them to take part in any of their social activities She claims she's being ostracized by some members of her local community
- OSTRACIZE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Ostracize definition: to exclude, by general consent, from society, friendship, conversation, privileges, etc See examples of OSTRACIZE used in a sentence
- OSTRACIZE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
Perpetually untrustworthy individuals are identified and ostracized within the organization, and in turn the overall security of the organization is maintained Because of this conformist behaviour they were more or less ostracized socially by their classmates
- Ostracised - definition of ostracised by The Free Dictionary
to refuse to accept (someone) in society or a group
- OSTRACIZE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
Ostracize comes from the Greek verb ostrakízein (itself from the noun óstrakon meaning "potsherd"), used in 5th century Athens for the action of banishing someone by way of such a vote Someone ostracized today is not exiled, but instead is excluded from a group by the agreement of the group's members
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Definition of ostracize verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- ostracize - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Three Ancient Greek ostraca inscribed with the names Themistokles and Neokleos, [n 1] which were used to vote for whether those persons should be ostracized (sense 1) from the city; the procedure was called ostracism
- ostracize, v. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
ostracize is a borrowing from Greek Etymons: Greek ὀστρακίζειν
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