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ostracize

1 of 1verb
/ˈɑstrəsaɪz/
Forms:ostracizes,ostracizing,ostracized,ostracized
1

to exclude someone from a community or group as a form of punishment or social rejection

transitive
  • After the scandal, he was ostracized by his colleagues and no longer invited to company events.
  • The clique ostracized anyone who didn't conform to their standards of popularity.
  • The community decided to ostracize the troublemaker to maintain peace and order.
  • His unconventional ideas led him to be ostracized by conservative members of society.
  • The strict religious community would ostracize members who disobeyed their rules.