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oust vs excommunicate

excommunicate vs oust

oust and excommunicate both are verbs.

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

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