English Explanatory Dictionary

exclude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
  2. To expel; to put out.
  3. To omit from consideration.
  4. To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
  5. To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.

Pronunciation

/ɪksˈkluːd/ en-us-exclude.ogg

Word forms

exclude excludes excluding excluded

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”).

Synonyms

forbar turn away throw out turf out debar eject omit

Antonyms

include

Derived words

excludable excludee excluder excludingly unexcluding
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