Found 3 items, similar to Ostracize.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: ostracize memboikot
English → English (WordNet) Definition: ostracize ostracize v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, ostracise, shun, cast out, blackball] 2: avoid speaking to or dealing with; “Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me” [syn: ostracise]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Ostracize Ostracize \Os"tra*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ostracized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ostracizing.] [Gr. 'ostraki`zein, fr. 'o`strakon a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. 'o`streon oyster, 'oste`on bone. Cf. Osseous, Oyster.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. --Grote. [1913 Webster] 2. To banish from society, by a general consent; to exclude from social, political, or private favor; to exclude from conversation or friendship; to shun; as, he was ostracized by his former friends. A person may be ostracized by a formal vote or by a widespread but informal agreement. --Marvell. [1913 Webster +PJC]