3syllables
ostracizes
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ostracizes is a polysyllabic word with 3 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, ostracizes is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofostracizes
1verb
- To ban a person from a city for five or ten years through the procedure of ostracism.
- (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.
Synonyms: blackball, "cut someone dead", "give someone the cold shoulder", "send to Coventry"
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