Os″tra‐cize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ostracized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ostracizing (?).] [Gr. οστρακἴζειν, fr. ὄστρακον a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. ὄστρεον oyster, οστἔον bone. Cf. Osseous, Oyster.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens. Grote.
2. To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends. Marvell.