ostracize
/ˈɒstɹəsaɪz/verb
To shut someone out of a group or society by ignoring them and refusing to have any contact with them.
Example sentences
- “After the scandal, his former colleagues ostracized him completely.”
- “Children who look different are sometimes ostracized by their classmates.”
From ancient Athens, where citizens voted with pottery shards, ostraka, to banish a man for ten years.