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  • 41ostracism — os tra*cism, n. [Gr. ostrakismo s, fr. ostraki zein to ostracize. See {Ostracize}.] 1. (Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

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  • 43Coventry — n. (esp. BE) to send to Coventry ( to ostracize ) * * * (esp. BE) to send to Coventry ( to ostracize ) …

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  • 44bar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. barrier, obstacle; barroom (See drinking); hurdle; legal profession, court, bench; rod, bolt, rail; measure; stripe. See lawsuit, length. v. forbid; exclude, restrict, reject; lock, bolt, fasten. See… …

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  • 45deport — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. conduct (oneself), behave; expel, send away, banish, exile, expatriate. See ejection, transfer, conduct. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. exile, banish, extradite, expel from a country; see banish 1 ,… …

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  • 46expatriate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. exile, displaced per son; exurbanite. See displacement, egress. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. exile, émigré, outcast; see emigrant , refugee . v. Syn. exile, ostracize, deport; see banish 1 . See Synonym… …

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  • 47ostracise — (v.) British English spelling of OSTRACIZE (Cf. ostracize) (q.v.); for suffix, see IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Ostracised …

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  • 48banish — banish, exile, expatriate, ostracize, deport, transport, extradite are comparable when denoting to remove by authority or force from a country, state, or sovereignty. To banish is to compel one, usually by public edict or sentence, to leave a… …

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  • 49cast out — verb 1. expel from a community or group • Syn: ↑banish, ↑ban, ↑ostracize, ↑ostracise, ↑shun, ↑blackball • Derivationally related forms: ↑blackball ( …

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  • 50ostracism — noun 1. the state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent) the association should get rid of its elderly members not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry • Syn: ↑banishment, ↑Coventry • Derivationally… …

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