excommunicate
Syllabification: (ex·com·mu·ni·cate)
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[ with object]
Definition of excommunicate
verb
Pronunciation: /ˌekskəˈmyo͞oniˌkāt/
adjective
Pronunciation: /ˌekskəˈmyo͞oniˌkit/
noun
Pronunciation: /ˌekskəˈmyo͞oniˌkit/
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /ˌekskəˌmyo͞oniˈkāSHən/
noun
Pronunciation: /-ˌkātiv/
adjective
Pronunciation: /-ˌkātər/
noun
Pronunciation: /-kəˌtôrē/
adjective
Origin:
late Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin excommunicat- 'excluded from communication with the faithful', from the verb excommunicare, from ex- 'out' + Latin communis 'common to all', on the pattern of Latin communicare (see communicate)