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excommunicate

/ excommunicate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
exclude from a church or a religious community
"The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner"
Opposites:
communicate
Type of:
exclude keep out shut out
Derived:
excommunication exclusion censure excision
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
Type of:
oust throw out drum out
Derived:
excommunication exclusion censure
Verb group:
curse
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
3
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exclude keep out shut out communicate oust throw out drum out