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Rareostracize
The correct spelling is ostracize.
How to pronounce ostracize
/ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/
verbIPA: /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.To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
- 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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