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