preclude
[ pri-klood ]
/ prɪˈklud /
verb (used with object), pre·clud·ed, pre·clud·ing.
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
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preclude
/ (prɪˈkluːd) /
verb (tr)
to exclude or debar
to make impossible, esp beforehand
Derived forms of preclude
precludable, adjectivepreclusion (prɪˈkluːʒən), nounpreclusive (prɪˈkluːsɪv), adjectivepreclusively, adverbWord Origin for preclude
C17: from Latin praeclūdere to shut up, from prae in front, before + claudere to close
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