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- Dictionaryex·clude/ikˈsklo͞od/
verb
- 1. deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege: "women had been excluded from many scientific societies" Similar Opposite
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The meaning of EXCLUDE is to prevent or restrict the entrance of. How to use exclude in a sentence.
EXCLUDE definition: 1. to prevent someone or something from entering a place or taking part in an activity: 2. to…. Learn more.
Exclude means to leave out — like when the cool kids won't let you in on their game of four-square or the pizza guy leaves your neighborhood out from his delivery zone. Exclude comes to us from the Latin word excludere, which means "to shut."
to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of. Synonyms: preclude, omit, except, prohibit, bar. Antonyms: include. to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc.: Employees and their relatives were excluded from participation in the contest. to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject: He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.
to decide that something is not true or possible: exclude the possibility We can't exclude the possibility that he is dead. Fewer examples. It wasn't my intention to exclude her from the list - I just forgot her. Couples who are childless can feel excluded from the rest of society.
If you exclude someone from a place or activity, you prevent them from entering it or taking part in it. The public was excluded from both meetings. American English : exclude / ɪksˈklud /
1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar: a jar sealed to exclude outside air; an immigration policy that excludes undesirables. 2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject: The court excluded the improperly obtained evidence. 3. To put out; expel.
exclude something (from something) to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering. The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. Try excluding fat from your diet. Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded. opposite include. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Join us.
EXCLUDE definition: 1. to not allow someone or something to take part in an activity or enter a place: 2. to…. Learn more.
exclude something (from something) to deliberately not include something in what you are doing or considering The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. Try excluding fat from your diet. Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded. opposite include. Definitions on the go.
