Ostracize /(?)/

Os·tra·cize

Ostracize

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Ostracized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ostracizing

  1. To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. (Gr. Antiq.)
  2. To banish from society, by a general consent; to exclude from social, political, or private favor; to exclude from conversation or friendship; to shun; as, he was ostracized by his former friends. A person may be ostracized by a formal vote or by a widespread but informal agreement.