EXCOMMUNICATE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • exclude from a church or a religious community
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner
    Hypernyms(s) excommunicate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
    Hypernyms(s) excommunicate is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)