preclusive
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 | |
| preclude (prɪˈkluːd) | |
| —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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