Ostracize
Pronunciation : Os"tra*cize
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Gr. Osseous, Oyster.]
Definition : 1. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. Grote.
2. To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends. Marvell.
t. [imp. & p. p. Ostracized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ostracizing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913