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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
| + | The word ''Ostracize'' is from the Greek word ''ostrakizein,'' which means "to banish by voting with potsherds." | ||
==Pronunciation== | ==Pronunciation== | ||
==Related Words== | ==Related Words== | ||
| + | Related words include ''ostracized'' and ''ostracizing''. Note these are examples of a [[conjugation]], being a [[Verb]]. | ||
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| + | The British spelling is ''ostracise'' in all forms. | ||
==Synonyms== | ==Synonyms== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 4 November 2013
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Definition
Excluded from a society or group.
Origin
The word Ostracize is from the Greek word ostrakizein, which means "to banish by voting with potsherds."
Pronunciation
Related Words
Related words include ostracized and ostracizing. Note these are examples of a conjugation, being a Verb.
The British spelling is ostracise in all forms.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Easily Confused Words
Sample Sentences
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