Dictionary Entry
ostracize
ostracize is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. Face value is 20 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 20 · Words With Friends 21 · 4 senses
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- 1transitive verb
To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
- 2transitive verb
To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.
- 3verb
avoid speaking to or dealing with
"Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"
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- 4verb
expel from a community or group
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