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# ostracise

verb (ostracise, ostracises, ostracised, ostracising)

«ostracise» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To leave someone out of a group on purpose and refuse to talk to them or include them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/#m1)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/#x1)
- Ostracising someone from a game is a kind of bullying. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/#x2)
- In ancient Athens, people voted to ostracise powerful citizens. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/#x3)
- He felt ostracised when nobody let him sit with them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/#x4)
- We should never ostracise a new pupil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/#x5)
- The village ostracised the family for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ostracise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ostracise/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ostracise» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ostracise.html) on Mova free.