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English verb: excommunicate | |||
| 1. | excommunicate (communication) exclude from a church or a religious community | ||
| Samples | The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner. | ||
| Synonyms | curse, unchurch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | exclude, keep out, shut, shut out | ||
| Verb group | excommunicate | ||
| Antonyms | communicate | ||
| 2. | excommunicate (social) oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, oust, throw out | ||
| Verb group | curse, excommunicate, unchurch | ||
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