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expel vs excommunicate

excommunicate vs expel

expel and excommunicate both are verbs.

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

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