precluded

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pre·clude

[pri-klood]
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.

Origin:
1610–20; < Latin praeclūdere to shut off, close, equivalent to prae- pre- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut, close

pre·clud·a·ble, adjective
pre·clu·sion [pri-kloo-zhuhn] , noun
pre·clu·sive [pri-kloo-siv] , adjective
pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb
un·pre·clud·a·ble, adjective
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un·pre·clud·ed, adjective
un·pre·clu·sive, adjective
un·pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb
COLLAPSE


1. forestall; eliminate.

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Precluded is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
Example Sentences
  • In this case, however, the armor may have precluded such a process.
  • The company was precluded from further city contracts.
  • The size of the audience precluded the possibility of the fund having been benefited to any great extent.
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