ostracise

ostracise
verb
1. expel from a community or group
Syn: ↑banish, ↑ban, ↑ostracize, ↑shun, ↑cast out, ↑blackball
Derivationally related forms: ↑blackball (for: ↑blackball), ↑ostracism, ↑ostracism (for: ↑ostracize), ↑banishment (for: ↑banish)
Hypernyms: ↑expel, ↑throw out, ↑kick out
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

2. avoid speaking to or dealing with
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Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me

Syn: ↑ostracize
Derivationally related forms: ↑ostracism, ↑ostracism (for: ↑ostracize)
Hypernyms: ↑exclude, ↑keep out, ↑shut out, ↑shut
Hyponyms: ↑boycott
Entailment: ↑avoid
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody


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