ostracize (OS-truh-syz) verb tr. To exclude or shun from a group.
[From Greek ostrakizein, from ostrakon (shell or potsherd), from the fact that in ancient Greece these were used as ballots in voting to banish someone. Ultimately from Indo-European root ost- (bone) that gave birth to such words as oyster, osteopathy, ossify, and Sanskrit asthi (bone).] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=ostracize "He (Lloyd Anderson) did endure gender prejudices during his career, including being ostracized by older female nurses who felt men did not belong in their profession." Man Broke Barriers As Male Nurse; The Kalamazoo Gazette (Michigan); Oct 6, 2004. "Some responses said: 'A child given such a name would likely be bullied or ostracized,' or 'It would cause social problems.'" In Japan, You Can't Name Your Kid 'Mistress' or 'Piles'; The Asahi Shimbun (Tokyo, Japan); Sep 28, 2004. This week's theme: words from politics and elections. Sponsored by: Pepper-Passion - Elegant handcrafted Salt and Pepper Mills as featured in Sunset Magazine and Northwest Home & Garden. http://www.pepper-passion.com A Word A Day - A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English, ISBN: 0471230324, http://amazon.com/o/asin/0471230324/ws00-20/ ............................................................................ People rarely win wars; governments rarely lose them. -Arundhati Roy, writer and activist (1961- ) Q: What is your privacy policy? A: AWAD mailing list addresses are never sold, rented, leased, traded, swapped, exchanged, or bartered to anyone. We don't like to receive junk mail, and know you don't either. Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/ostracize.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/ostracize.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/ostracize.html This message was sent to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
