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excommunicate vs shut out

shut out vs excommunicate

excommunicate and shut out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
excommunicate No No Yes No
shut out No No Yes No
As verbs, shut out is a hypernym of excommunicate; that is, shut out is a word with a broader meaning than excommunicate:
  • excommunicate: exclude from a church or a religious community
  • shut out: prevent from entering; shut out
Other hypernyms of excommunicate include exclude, keep out, shut.
excommunicate (verb) shut out (verb)
exclude from a church or a religious community prevent from entering; shut out
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
Difference between excommunicate and shut out

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