Word of the day
ostracize
1. exclude (someone) from a society or group
“a group of people who have been ridiculed, ostracized, and persecuted for centuries”
2. (in ancient Greece) banish (an unpopular or too powerful citizen) from a city for five or ten years by popular vote.
verb
/ˈɑstrəˌsaɪz/
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Select three words related to ostracize
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- honor
- shun
- embrace
- reject
- elevate
- exclude
Choose the phrase that uses ostracize correctly
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