OSTRACIZE


Meaning of OSTRACIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌsīz ]

transitive verb

( -cized ; -ciz·ing )

Etymology: Greek ostrakizein to banish by voting with potsherds, from ostrakon shell, potsherd — more at oyster

Date: 1649

1. : to exile by ostracism

2. : to exclude from a group by common consent

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.