ostracise

Other forms: ostracised; ostracising; ostracises

Definitions of ostracise
  1. verb
    expel from a community or group
    synonyms: ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracize, shun
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    type of:
    expel, kick out, throw out
    force to leave or move out
  2. verb
    avoid speaking to or dealing with
    synonyms: ostracize
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    types:
    boycott
    refuse to sponsor; refuse to do business with
    type of:
    exclude, keep out, shut, shut out
    prevent from entering; shut out
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