excommunicate
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transitive verb \ˌek-skə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt\Definition of EXCOMMUNICATE
: to subject to excommunication
— ex·com·mu·ni·ca·tor \-ˌkā-tər\ noun
Origin of EXCOMMUNICATE
Middle English, from Late Latin excommunicatus, past participle of excommunicare, from Latin ex- + Late Latin communicare to communicate
First Known Use: 15th century
Rhymes with EXCOMMUNICATE
circumambulate, circumnavigate, contraindicate, decontaminate, deteriorate, differentiate, disambiguate, disassociate, discombobulate, disorientate, disproportionate, expiration date, free-associate, hyperventilate, incapacitate, intermediate, interpenetrate, misappropriate, multivariate, overcompensate, overpopulate, ratiocinate, recapitulate, rehabilitate, renegotiate, superannuate, supersaturate, transubstantiate, underestimate
2ex·com·mu·ni·cate
adjective \-ni-kət\Definition of EXCOMMUNICATE
: excluded from the rights of church membership : excommunicated
— excommunicate noun
First Known Use of EXCOMMUNICATE
1521
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