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–verb (used with object), -clud·ed, -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; ME < L exclūdere to shut out, cut off, equiv. to ex- ex-¹ + -clūdere (comb. form of claudere to close)

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—Related forms

ex·clud·er, noun

ex·clu·so·ry

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—Synonyms 1. bar, prohibit, except, omit, preclude. 3. reject.

—Antonyms 1. include.

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tr.v. ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing, ex·cludes

To prevent from entering; keep out; bar: a jar sealed to exclude outside air; an immigration policy that excludes undesirables.
To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject: The court excluded the improperly obtained evidence.
To put out; expel.

[Middle English excluden, from Latin exclūdere : ex-, ex- + claudere, to shut.]

ex·clud'a·bil'i·ty n., ex·clud'a·ble, ex·clud'i·ble adj. & n., ex·clud'er n.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
exclude

1382, from L. excludere "keep out, shut out, hinder," from ex- "out" + claudere "to close, shut" (see close (v.)). Exclusive in social sense of "unwilling to admit outsiders" is from 1822.

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exclude
verb
1.	prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece" [ant: include]
2.	prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country" [ant: admit]
3.	lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages" [ant: include]
4.	prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" [syn: bar]
5.	put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game" [syn: eject]

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exclude1 [ikˈskluːd] verb

to prevent (someone) from sharing or taking part in something
Example: They excluded her from the meeting.

Arabic:	يَسْتَبْعِد، يُقْصي
Chinese (Simplified):	拒绝接纳
Chinese (Traditional):	拒絕接納
Czech:	vyloučit
Danish:	udelukke
Dutch:	uitsluiten
Estonian:	juurdepääsu takistama
Finnish:	estää pääsy
French:	exclure (de)
German:	ausschließen
Greek:	αποκλείω, εμποδίζω
Hungarian:	kizár, kirekeszt
Icelandic:	útiloka
Indonesian:	mengeluarkan
Italian:	escludere

Japanese:	締め出す
Korean:	배제하다
Latvian:	izslēgt; nepielaist
Lithuanian:	neįleisti, pašalinti
Norwegian:	holde utenfor, utelukke
Polish:	wyłączyć, wykluczyć
Portuguese (Brazil):	excluir
Portuguese (Portugal):	excluir
Romanian:	a exclude
Russian:	не допускать
Slovak:	vylúčiť
Slovenian:	izključiti
Spanish:	excluir
Swedish:	utesluta, utestänga
Turkish:	hariç tutmak, dahil etmemek

exclude2 [ikˈskluːd] verb

to shut out; to keep out
Example: Fill the bottle to the top so as to exclude all air.

Arabic:	يُخْرِج
Chinese (Simplified):	排除
Chinese (Traditional):	排除
Czech:	vytlačit
Danish:	holde ude
Dutch:	buitensluiten
Estonian:	välja jätma
Finnish:	estää pääsy
French:	chasser, exclure
German:	ausschließen
Greek:	αποκλείω, κλείνω απ' έξω
Hungarian:	kizár
Icelandic:	byrgja úti
Indonesian:	menyingkirkan
Italian:	lasciar fuori*

Japanese:	排除する
Korean:	차단하다
Latvian:	nepielaist
Lithuanian:	neįleisti
Norwegian:	holde ute
Polish:	zamknąć dostęp
Portuguese (Brazil):	eliminar
Portuguese (Portugal):	retirar, *eliminar
Romanian:	a ţine, *a lăsa afară
Russian:	не допускать проникновения
Slovak:	vytlačiť
Slovenian:	odstraniti
Spanish:	eliminar
Swedish:	stänga ute
Turkish:	içeri almamak

exclude3 [ikˈskluːd] verb

to leave out of consideration
Example: We cannot exclude the possibility that he was lying.

Arabic:	يَسْتَثْني
Chinese (Simplified):	不考虑
Chinese (Traditional):	不考慮
Czech:	vyloučit
Danish:	udelukke; se bort fra
Dutch:	uitsluiten
Estonian:	välistama
Finnish:	sulkea pois
French:	exclure
German:	ausschließen
Greek:	αποκλείω
Hungarian:	figyelmen kívül hagy
Icelandic:	útiloka
Indonesian:	mengesampingkan
Italian:	escludere

Japanese:	～の余地を与えない
Korean:	(의심·가망 등을) 전혀 허용치 않다
Latvian:	izslēgt (iespēju, varbūtību)
Lithuanian:	išleisti (iš akių)
Norwegian:	utelukke, se bort fra
Polish:	wykluczyć
Portuguese (Brazil):	excluir
Portuguese (Portugal):	excluir
Romanian:	a exclude
Russian:	исключать
Slovak:	vylúčiť
Slovenian:	izključiti
Spanish:	excluir
Swedish:	utesluta
Turkish:	hesaba katmamak, düşünmemek

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Exclude

Ex*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Excluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Excluding.] [L. excludere, exclusum; ex out + claudere to shut. See Close.]

1. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit; as, to exclude a crowd from a room or house; to exclude the light; to exclude one nation from the ports of another; to exclude a taxpayer from the privilege of voting.

And none but such, from mercy I exclude. --Milton.

2. To thrust out or eject; to expel; as, to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs.

Excluded middle. (logic) The name given to the third of the "three logical axioms," so-called, namely, to that one which is expressed by the formula: "Everything is either A or Not-A." no third state or condition being involved or allowed. See Principle of contradiction, under Contradiction.

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