preclude
verb/prɪˈkluːd/
/prɪˈkluːd/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they preclude | /prɪˈkluːd/ /prɪˈkluːd/ |
| he / she / it precludes | /prɪˈkluːdz/ /prɪˈkluːdz/ |
| past simple precluded | /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ |
| past participle precluded | /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ /prɪˈkluːdɪd/ |
| -ing form precluding | /prɪˈkluːdɪŋ/ /prɪˈkluːdɪŋ/ |
- to prevent something from happening or somebody from doing something; to make something impossible
- preclude something Lack of time precludes any further discussion.
- Your failure to become a member this year does not preclude the possibility of your applying next year.
- preclude somebody from doing something My lack of interest in the subject precluded me from gaining much enjoyment out of it.
- We cannot have a system that precludes people from seeking independent legal advice.
- preclude (somebody) doing something His religious beliefs precluded him/his serving in the army.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryPreclude is used with these nouns as the object:- inclusion
- interpretation
- possibility
- …
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘bar a route or passage’): from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
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