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excommunicate vs expel

expel vs excommunicate

excommunicate and expel both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excommunicate No No Yes No
expel No No Yes No
As verbs, expel is a hypernym of excommunicate; that is, expel is a word with a broader meaning than excommunicate:
  • excommunicate: oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
  • expel: remove from a position or office
Other hypernyms of excommunicate include boot out, drum out, kick out, oust, throw out.
excommunicate (verb) expel (verb)
exclude from a church or a religious community eliminate (a substance)
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree cause to flee
force to leave or move out
remove from a position or office
Difference between excommunicate and expel

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