Definition
- (verb) To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
- (verb) (by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
Word stats
- Ostracizes contains 10 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
- It uses 9 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 4.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 21.
Words you can build
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Word neighbours
Other 10-letter words
- abandoning
- abbreviate
- abdicating
- abdication
- abductions
- aberration
- abhorrence
- abjuration
- abnegating
- abnegation
- abnormally
- abolishing
- abominable
- abominably
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- aboriginal
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Words starting with OST
- ostensible
- ostensibly
- ostentation
- ostentatious
- ostentatiously
- osteopath
- osteopaths
- osteopathy
- osteoporosis
- ostracism
- ostracize
- ostracized
- ostracizing
- ostrich
- ostriches
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Frequently asked questions
What does Ostracizes mean?
To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
How many letters are in Ostracizes?
Ostracizes has 10 letters.
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