exclude (ɪkˈskluːd
)
Definitions
verb (tr)
- to keep out; prevent from entering
- to reject or not consider; leave out
- to expel forcibly; eject
- to debar from school, either temporarily or permanently, as a form of punishment
Alternative Forms
exˈcludable exˈcludible adjective exˈcluder nounWord Origin
C14: from Latin exclūdere, from claudere to shutSynonyms
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keep out,
bar,
ban,
veto,
refuse,
forbid,
boycott,
embargo,
prohibit,
disallow,
shut out,
proscribe,
black,
refuse to admit
ostracize,
debar,
blackball,
interdict,
prevent from entering
Translations
- British English:
exclude
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.ɪkˈskluːd VERB The public was excluded from both meetings.
- Spanish:
excluir
v
- French:
exclure
vt
- German:
ausschließen
v
- Chinese: 排除 v
- Arabic: يَسْتَثْني vt
- Portuguese: excluir v
- Russian: исключать v
- Croatian: isključiti v
- Czech: vyloučit v vylučovat
- Danish: udelukke v
- Dutch: uitsluiten v
- Finnish: sulkea pois v
- Greek: αποκλείω v
- Italian: escludere v
- Japanese: 除外する v
- Korean: 제외하다 v
- Norwegian: utestenge v
- Polish: wyłączyć v wyłączać
- Brazilian Portuguese: excluir v
- European Spanish:
excluir
v
- Swedish: utesluta v
- Thai: แยกออกไป v
- Turkish: dışında tutmak v
- Vietnamese: loại trừ v
Usage examples
She gets very upset if I exclude her from anything, and she wants so much to get to know you.
, Web of Dreams (1990)But Proctor could not confirm whether BAT had conducted tests to exclude this possibility.
New Scientist (1999)The new rules also exclude any international shipments carried by the U. S. Postal Service, leaving a hole in the country's safety net.
Globe and Mail (2003)Most policies exclude people who know they might be made redundant.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Other factors are many and varied and I do not exclude social factors, genetic disposition and psychological deficiencies.
, The Allergy Handbook (1988)