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excommunicate

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

1ex·com·mu·ni·cate

verb \ˌek-skə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt\

Definition of EXCOMMUNICATE

transitive verb
: 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

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