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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 os·tra·cize /-ˌsaɪz/
 (vt.)貝殼流放,放逐,排斥

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Os·tra·cize v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ostracized p. pr. & vb. n. Ostracizing ]
 1. Gr. Antiq. To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
 2. To banish from society, by a general consent; to exclude from social, political, or private favor; to exclude from conversation or friendship; to shun; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.  A person may be ostracized by a formal vote or by a widespread but informal agreement.
 

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

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