exclude
Use Exclude in a sentence
verb (used with object), ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing.
1.
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.
2.
to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc.: Employees and their relatives were excluded from participation in the contest.
3.
to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject: He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin exclūdere to shut out, cut off, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -clūdere (combining form of claudere to close)
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin exclūdere to shut out, cut off, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + -clūdere (combining form of claudere to close)
Related forms
ex·clud·er, noun
sə pre·ex·clude, verb (used with object), pre·ex·clud·ed, pre·ex·clud·ing.
un·ex·clud·ed, adjective
un·ex·clud·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1. bar, prohibit, except, omit, preclude. 3. reject.
1. bar, prohibit, except, omit, preclude. 3. reject.
Antonyms
1. include.
1. include.
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exclude (ɪkˈskluːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to keep out; prevent from entering |
| 2. | to reject or not consider; leave out |
| 3. | to expel forcibly; eject |
| 4. | to debar from school, either temporarily or permanently, as a form of punishment |
| [C14: from Latin exclūdere, from claudere to shut] | |
| ex'cludable | |
| —adj | |
| ex'cludible | |
| —adj | |
| ex'cluder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
exclude
late 14c., from L. excludere "keep out, shut out, hinder," from ex- "out" + claudere "to close, shut" (see close (v.)). Related: Excluded; excluding.
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Example sentences
Named-peril policies specify risks covered and exclude everything else.
There is no possible advantage to you in asking about it before, unless you are going to exclude them and not go to the interview.
Point out that the general climate patterns exclude exceptions and variations such as elevation and marine influence.
The other thing they might do is exclude me from any kind of cultural activity.
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