shut out vs exclude

shut out and exclude both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shut out	No	No	Yes	No
exclude	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, shut out and exclude are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of shut out include keep out, shut.

shut out (verb)	exclude (verb)
prevent from entering; shut out	prevent from being included or considered or accepted
	prevent from entering; keep out
	put out or expel from a place
	prevent from entering; shut out
	lack or fail to include