Ŏs'tra-cīze, v. t.

[imp. & p. p. OSTRACIZED; p. pr. & vb. n. OSTRACIZING.] [Gr. ὀστρακίζειν, from ὄστρακον. See OSTRACISM.]

1Sense 1. To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as from Athens, or some other city.

2Sense 2. Hence, to banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social or private favor.