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keep out vs ostracize

ostracize vs keep out

keep out and ostracize both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
keep out No No Yes No
ostracize No No Yes No
As verbs, ostracize is a hyponym of keep out; that is, ostracize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than keep out:
  • keep out: prevent from entering; shut out
  • ostracize: avoid speaking to or dealing with
Other hyponyms of keep out include curse, excommunicate, unchurch, lock out, ostracise.
keep out (verb) ostracize (verb)
remain outside avoid speaking to or dealing with
prevent from entering; shut out expel from a community or group
Difference between keep out and ostracize

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