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verb (used with object), -clud·ed, -clud·ing.
1.
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
2.
to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
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Preclude
is an LSAT word you need to know.
So is prolepsis. Does it mean:
| the anticipation of possible objections in order to answer them in advance |
| something that is or may be concluded by deriving from something known or inferred |
Example Sentences
- As a result, both sides have become locked into mindsets that preclude a satisfactory peace treaty.
- This does not preclude single acts of altruism across species.
- That is, a more restricted river course would preclude frequent avulsions and construction of the distributive dispersal pattern.
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Word Origin & History
preclude
1618, from L. præcludere "to close, shut off, impede," from L. præ- "before, ahead" + claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)).
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