os·tra·cize

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• os|tra|cize — «OS truh syz», transitive verb, cized, ciz|ing. 1. to condemn to leave a country; banish. The ancient Greeks ostracized a dangerous or unpopular citizen by public vote on ballots consisting of potsherds or tiles. 2. Figurative. to shut out from… …   Useful english dictionary

• cize — aes·thet·i·cize; an·gli·cize; an·ti·sep·ti·cize; apos·ta·cize; arab·i·cize; arc·ti·cize; asi·at·i·cize; at·ti·cize; bri·tan·ni·cize; ca·thol·i·cize; caus·ti·cize; celt·i·cize; chro·mat·i·cize; chro·mi·cize; civ·i·cize; clas·si·cize; crit·i·cize;… …   English syllables

• tra — in·tra·bi·on·tic; in·tra·cartilaginous; in·tra·cav·i·tar·i·ly; in·tra·cav·i·tary; in·tra·cellular; in·tra·cerebral; in·tra·cervical; in·tra·chordal; in·tra·cisternal; in·tra·city; in·tra·coastal; in·tra·company; in·tra·continental;… …   English syllables

• os´tra|ciz´er — os|tra|cize «OS truh syz», transitive verb, cized, ciz|ing. 1. to condemn to leave a country; banish. The ancient Greeks ostracized a dangerous or unpopular citizen by public vote on ballots consisting of potsherds or tiles. 2. Figurative. to… …   Useful english dictionary

• ostracize — os·tra·cize …   English syllables

• ostracize — os•tra•cize [[t]ˈɒs trəˌsaɪz[/t]] v. t. cized, ciz•ing 1) to exclude, by general consent, from society, privileges, etc 2) to banish (a person) from his or her native country; expatriate 3) anh (in ancient Greece) to banish (a citizen)… …   From formal English to slang

• Ostracize — Os tra*cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ostracized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ostracizing}.] [Gr. ostraki zein, fr. o strakon a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. o streon oyster, oste on bone. Cf. {Osseous}, {Oyster}.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To exile by… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ostracized — Ostracize Os tra*cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ostracized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ostracizing}.] [Gr. ostraki zein, fr. o strakon a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. o streon oyster, oste on bone. Cf. {Osseous}, {Oyster}.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Ostracizing — Ostracize Os tra*cize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ostracized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ostracizing}.] [Gr. ostraki zein, fr. o strakon a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. o streon oyster, oste on bone. Cf. {Osseous}, {Oyster}.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ostracize — os|tra|cize also ostracise BrE [ˈɔstrəsaız US ˈa: ] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: ostrakizein to send away by voting with broken pieces of pot , from ostrakon broken piece of pot ] if a group of people ostracize someone, they refuse to …   Dictionary of contemporary English