What is the meaning of Ostracize?

- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|769
- Abbreviations|0

(v.t.) 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.
(v.t.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

5

|15 years ago|235 views|share |citing

APA	Webster's. (2011). ostracize. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/ostracize/definitions/2039829
Chicago	Webster's. 2011. "ostracize" http://smartdefine.org/ostracize/definitions/2039829 (accessed September 23, 2026).
Harvard	Webster's 2011, ostracize, Smart Define, viewed 23 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/ostracize/definitions/2039829>.
MLA	Webster's. "ostracize" 27 May 2011. Web. 23 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ostracize/definitions/2039829>

{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)

Alternative definitions by

WordNet Webster's