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ostracise

verb
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As a verb, ostracise means non-Oxford British standard spelling of ostracize.

Meanings of ostracise

3 meanings

verb

  1. Non-Oxford British standard spelling of ostracize.

  2. Expel from a community or group

    Similar: banish, ban, ostracize, shun, cast out, blackball

  3. Avoid speaking to or dealing with

    “Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me”

    Similar: ostracize

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

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verb: expel from a community or group
banishbanostracizeshuncast outblackball
verb: avoid speaking to or dealing with
ostracize

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