ostracize vs exclude

ostracize and exclude both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ostracize	No	No	Yes	No
exclude	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, exclude is a hypernym of ostracize; that is, exclude is a word with a broader meaning than ostracize:

Other hypernyms of ostracize include keep out, shut, shut out.

ostracize (verb)	exclude (verb)
avoid speaking to or dealing with	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
expel from a community or group	prevent from entering; keep out
	put out or expel from a place
	prevent from entering; shut out
	lack or fail to include