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ex·clude
/
ɪkˈsklud
/
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[
ik-
sklood
]
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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)
Related forms
ex·clud·er,
noun
ex·clu·so·ry
/
ɪkˈsklu
sə
ri
,
-zə
ri
/
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[
ik-
skloo
-s
uh
-ree
,
-z
uh
-ree
]
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,
adjective
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.
Antonyms
1.
include.
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exclude
(ɪkˈskluːd)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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.
There are some national questions in the solution of which patriotism should
exclude
partisanship.
Corporations will no longer be able to
exclude
foreign-source income from tax.
The sky-high prices threaten to
exclude
from the farmers' market anyone who isn't a hedge fund manager.
They
exclude
information obtained by torture, but permit testimony coerced by any means short of torture.
In-jokes and geek references can
exclude
people who don't identify with that culture.
Job opening ads that
exclude
unemployed people from applying would also be prohibited.
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