ostracise

Other spellings

• (US) ostracize

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɒstrəsaɪz/

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• Hyphenation: os‧trac‧ise

Verb

Plain form ostracise

Third-person singular ostracises

Past tense ostracised

Past participle ostracised

Present participle ostracising

1. If you ostracise a person, you exclude them from something.