Ostracise

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  ostracise \os"tra*cise\, v. t.
     Same as {ostracize}. [Chiefly Brit.]
     [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  ostracise
       v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: {banish}, {ban}, {ostracize},
             {shun}, {cast out}, {blackball}]
       2: avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up,
          my colleagues ostracize me" [syn: {ostracize}]