exclude

[ik-sklood]

verb (used with object)

excluded, excluding 

1. to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.

   Synonyms: preclude, omit, except, prohibit, bar
   Antonyms: include

2. to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc..

   Employees and their relatives were excluded from participation in the contest.

3. to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject.

   He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.

   Synonyms: reject

exclude

/ ɪkˈskluːd /

verb

1. to keep out; prevent from entering

2. to reject or not consider; leave out

3. to expel forcibly; eject

4. to debar from school, either temporarily or permanently, as a form of punishment

Other Word Forms

• excluder noun
• exclusory adjective
• preexclude verb (used with object)
• unexcluded adjective
• unexcluding adjective
• excludable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclude¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin exclūdere “to shut out, cut off,” from ex- ex- ¹ + -clūdere, combining form of claudere “to shut, close”

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclude¹

C14: from Latin exclūdere, from claudere to shut

Example Sentences

We excluded any names that are trading for more than 20-times future earnings, which bumped Alphabet off the list.

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We excluded any names that are trading for more than 20-times future earnings, which bumped Alphabet off the list.

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Of those, nine have fallen within a year on either side of a recession, shown in grey in the table, and Colvin has excluded those from his analysis.

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We excluded any names that are trading for less than 20-times future earnings, which bumped Alphabet off the list.

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Tokyo inflation figures—considered a leading indicator of nationwide trends—showed that consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 2.8% in November from a year earlier.

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Related Words

• ban 
• bar 
• block 
• boycott 
• eliminate 
• ignore 
• omit 
• ostracize 
• preclude 
• prevent 
• prohibit 
• refuse 
• reject 
• remove 
• rule out 
• suspend