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preclude
pre·clude
[
prə kld
]
(
past and past participle
pre·clud·ed
,
present participle
pre·clud·ing
,
3rd person present singular
pre·cludes
)
transitive verb
Definition:
1.
prevent something:
to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something
That shouldn't preclude a satisfactory outcome.
2.
debar somebody:
to exclude somebody or something, especially in advance
Having a relative in the company precludes me from entering the contest.
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
praecludere
"close off ahead" <
claudere
"close"
]
pre·clu·sion
[
prə kl'n
]
noun
pre·clu·sive
[
prə klssiv
]
adjective
pre·clu·sive·ly
adverb
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pre·clu·sion [ prə kl'n ] nounpre·clu·sive [ prə klssiv ] adjectivepre·clu·sive·ly adverb
