ostracise

«ostracise» in Mova's school dictionary: To leave someone out of a group on purpose and refuse to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (ostracise, ostracises, ostracised, ostracising)

meaning for a pupil

To leave someone out of a group on purpose and refuse to talk to them or include them. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in PSHE and stories about bullying and friendship: ostracising someone, shutting them out of games or chats, is a form of bullying that can really hurt. In history, ancient Athenians could "ostracise" (banish) a citizen by voting with pieces of pottery called ostraka.

examples

• The group ostracised her after she told the truth. tree →
• Ostracising someone from a game is a kind of bullying. tree →
• In ancient Athens, people voted to ostracise powerful citizens. tree →
• He felt ostracised when nobody let him sit with them. tree →
• We should never ostracise a new pupil. tree →
• The village ostracised the family for years. tree →

note

UK, Australia, NZ spelling "ostracise"; US and Canada "ostracize". Noun "ostracism". Pronounced "OS-truh-size". Kindness tip: invite someone who is left out.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ostracise» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.