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