preclude
verb (used with object)
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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This will only hasten the inevitable government bailout of Deutsche Bank and will have precluded a more orderly restructuring.
From US News ● Oct. 5, 2016