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shut vs unchurch

unchurch vs shut

shut is an adjective but unchurch is not an adjective.

shut and unchurch both are verbs.

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

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