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Preclude (verb)
Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.
“It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!”
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Exclude (verb)
To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.
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Exclude (verb)
To expel; to put out.
“to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs”
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Exclude (verb)
To omit from consideration.
“Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers.”
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Exclude (verb)
To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
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Exclude (verb)
To diagnostic consideration.
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Preclude (verb)
prevent from happening; make impossible
“the secret nature of his work precluded official recognition”
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Preclude (verb)
(of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something
“his difficulties preclude him from leading a normal life”
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Exclude (verb)
deny (someone) access to a place, group, or privilege
“the public were excluded from the board meeting”
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Exclude (verb)
keep (something) out of a place
“apply flux to exclude oxygen”
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Exclude (verb)
expel (a pupil) from school.
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Exclude (verb)
remove from consideration
“one cannot exclude the possibility of a fall in house prices”
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Exclude (verb)
prevent the occurrence of
“clauses seeking to exclude liability for loss or damage”