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Definition of: ostracize
(os′trə·sīz) v.t. ·cized, ·ciz·ing
1. To shut out or exclude by ostracism.
2. In ancient Greece, to exile by ostracism. Also Brit. os′tra·cise. See synonyms under BANISH. [<Gk. ostrakizein <ostrakon a potsherd, shell, voting tablet]
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