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precluded
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klood
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pre·clude
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prɪˈklud
/
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pri-
klood
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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
Related forms
pre·clud·a·ble,
adjective
pre·clu·sion
/
prɪˈklu
ʒən
/
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pri-
kloo
-zh
uh
n
]
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,
noun
pre·clu·sive
/
prɪˈklu
sɪv
/
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pri-
kloo
-siv
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,
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
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Synonyms
1.
forestall; eliminate.
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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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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.
The length of such statements has
precluded
their use on television.
Since all property was state owned, this
precluded
any personal initiative unless it was first blessed by the bureaucracy.
For decades conflict and strife
precluded
work in the area.
The rider also
precluded
judicial review of this provision.
More important perhaps, the meager budget for a weekly television show
precluded
landing a huge starship every week.
So although it appears the private sector has access to a shared region, it often is
precluded
by the government.
Curry said the agreement
precluded
him from talking about the settlement.
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