unchurch vs excommunicate

unchurch and excommunicate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, unchurch and excommunicate are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of unchurch include curse.

unchurch (verb)	excommunicate (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