preclude
Use Preclude in a sentence
verb (used with object), pre·clud·ed, pre·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 (prɪˈkluːd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to exclude or debar |
| 2. | to make impossible, esp beforehand |
| [C17: from Latin praeclūdere to shut up, from prae in front, before + claudere to close] | |
| pre'cludable | |
| —adj | |
| preclusion | |
| —n | |
| preclusive | |
| —adj | |
| pre'clusively | |
| —adv | |
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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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Example sentences
But there are other voices making themselves heard in ways that preclude an easy retreat.
You can't preclude all problems just by increasing the number of regulations.
If you insist on a rubric, you effectively preclude an instructor from considering that in her grading.
Individualism does not preclude the need for a government.
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