Preclude Definition

prĭ-klo͝od
precluded, precludes, precluding
verb
precluded, precludes, precluding
To make impossible, esp. in advance; shut out; prevent.
Webster's New World
To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity.
Modesty precludes me from accepting the honor.
American Heritage

Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

It has been raining for days, but that doesn't preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!
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Origin of Preclude

  • Latin praeclūdere prae- pre- claudere to close

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Preclude Sentence Examples

  • We will preclude it from consideration.

  • Their secret opinion of one another didn't preclude them from being mutually polite.

  • The listing of a book does not preclude its being reviewed at a later stage.

  • This law will preclude the existence of higher rights.

  • This will preclude working alone, especially in laboratory situations.

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Words Starting With

PPRPRE

Words Ending With

EDEUDE

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preclude

Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With P8 Letter Words Ending With E