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ostracize

The correct spelling is ostracize.

How to pronounce ostracize

/ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/
verb

IPA: /ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/

Say it like: Ost-ras-ize

The correct spelling is ostracize. To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
  2. 2.(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.

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