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shut vs excommunicate

excommunicate vs shut

shut is an adjective but excommunicate is not an adjective.

shut and excommunicate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shut No Yes Yes No
excommunicate No No Yes No
As verbs, excommunicate is a hyponym of shut; that is, excommunicate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shut:
  • shut: prevent from entering; shut out
  • excommunicate: exclude from a church or a religious community
Other hyponyms of shut include curse, unchurch, lock out, ostracise, ostracize.
shut (adjective) excommunicate (adjective)
not open
used especially of mouth or eyes
shut (verb) excommunicate (verb)
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut exclude from a church or a religious community
become closed oust or exclude from a group or membership by decree
prevent from entering; shut out
Difference between shut and excommunicate

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