Hyphenation for “ostracize”
Showing how to split the syllables of “ostracize”.
What is the correct hyphenation for “ostracize”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "ostracize" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “ostracize” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech.
As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „ostracize“ ⟶
„os-tra-cize“.
Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".
Definitions of "ostracize"
ostracize >> ˈɒstrəsʌɪz
Definition: [verb] exclude from a society or group.
Example: she was declared a witch and ostracized by the villagers
Synonyms of "ostracize"
exclude
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shun
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spurn
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cold-shoulder
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give someone the cold shoulder
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reject
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repudiate
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boycott
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blackball
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blacklist
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cast off
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cast out
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shut out
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avoid
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ignore
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snub
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cut dead
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keep at arm's length
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leave out in the cold
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bar
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ban
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debar
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banish
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exile
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expel
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send to Coventry
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disfellowship
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freeze out
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hand someone the frozen mitt
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blank
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cut
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excommunicate
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Definition: [verb] (in ancient Greece) banish (an unpopular or overly powerful citizen) from a city for five or ten years by popular vote.
Example: Themistocles was indeed out of favour at Athens by the end of the 470s, when he was ostracized
Synonyms of "ostracize"