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preclude

verb
/pɹɪˈkluːd/UK

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.

  1. learned borrowing from praeclūdō

Definitions

  1. To remove the possibility of

    To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

    • It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the skies clearing by this afternoon!
    • "Now, own the truth,—are you not very sorry that my having been in the opposition precludes your going to the most brilliant fête of the season?"
    • A chime whistle, presented to the L.M.S.R. by American model railway enthusiasts in 1939, is installed now as a works hooter at Crewe Works, as its height precludes its use on a British locomotive.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA