Main Entry: os·tra·cize

Pronunciation: \-ˌsīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): os·tra·cized; os·tra·ciz·ing

Etymology: Greek ostrakizein to banish by voting with potsherds, from ostrakon shell, potsherd — more at oyster

Date: 1649

1 : to exile by ostracism
2 : to exclude from a group by common consent