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English verb: ostracize | |||
| 1. | ostracize (social) expel from a community or group | ||
| Synonyms | ban, banish, blackball, cast out, ostracise, shun | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| 2. | ostracize (social) avoid speaking to or dealing with | ||
| Samples | Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me. | ||
| Synonyms | ostracise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exclude, keep out, shut, shut out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | boycott | ||
| Entail | avoid | ||
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