excommunicate vs throw out

excommunicate and throw out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
excommunicate	No	No	Yes	No
throw out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, throw out is a hypernym of excommunicate; that is, throw out is a word with a broader meaning than excommunicate:

Other hypernyms of excommunicate include boot out, drum out, expel, kick out, oust.

excommunicate (verb)	throw out (verb)
exclude from a church or a religious community	bring forward for consideration or acceptance
oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree	cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
	throw or cast away
	remove from a position or office
	force to leave or move out