excommunicate vs unchurch

excommunicate and unchurch both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excommunicate	No	No	Yes	No
unchurch	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, excommunicate and unchurch are synonyms defined as:

excommunicate and unchurch: exclude from a church or a religious community

Other synonyms of excommunicate include curse.

excommunicate (verb)	unchurch (verb)
exclude from a church or a religious community	exclude from a church or a religious community
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree