preclude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

/pɹɪˈkluːd/ /pɹiːˈkluːd/ en-us-preclude.ogg

preclude precludes precluding precluded præclude

Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.

exclude foreclose preclusion forestall

precludable preclusive

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