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adjourn vs shut down

shut down vs adjourn

adjourn and shut down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
adjourn No No Yes No
shut down No No Yes No
As verbs, shut down is a hypernym of adjourn; that is, shut down is a word with a broader meaning than adjourn:
  • adjourn: break from a meeting or gathering
  • shut down: cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Other hypernyms of adjourn include close, close down, close up, fold.
adjourn (verb) shut down (verb)
close at the end of a session cease to operate or cause to cease operating
break from a meeting or gathering
Difference between adjourn and shut down

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