ex·clude ( k-skl d )tr.v. ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing, ex·cludes 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.
[Middle English excluden, from Latin excl dere : ex-, ex- + claudere, to shut.]
ex·clud a·bil i·ty n. ex·clud a·ble, ex·clud i·ble adj. & n. ex·clud er n. |
exclude Verb [-cluding, -cluded] 1. to keep out; prevent from entering 2. to leave out of consideration [Latin excludere] exclusion n
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | exclude - prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"elide - leave or strike out; "This vowel is usually elided before a single consonant" include - consider as part of something; "I include you in the list of culprits" | | 2. | exclude - prevent from entering; shut out; "The trees were shutting out all sunlight"; "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"excommunicate, unchurch, curse - exclude from a church or a religious community; "The gay priest was excommunicated when he married his partner" lock out - prevent employees from working during a strike prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" ostracise, ostracize - avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me" let in, admit, include - allow participation in or the right to be part of; permit to exercise the rights, functions, and responsibilities of; "admit someone to the profession"; "She was admitted to the New Jersey Bar" | | 3. | exclude - lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"lack, miss - be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!" include - have as a part, be made up out of; "The list includes the names of many famous writers" | | 4. | exclude - prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club" | | 5. | exclude - put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"evict, force out - expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" evict - expel or eject without recourse to legal process; "The landlord wanted to evict the tenants so he banged on the pipes every morning at 3 a.m." show the door - ask to leave; "I was shown the door when I asked for a raise" bounce - eject from the premises; "The ex-boxer's job is to bounce people who want to enter this private club" exorcise, exorcize - expel through adjuration or prayers; "exorcise evil spirits" |
exclude verb 1. 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 << OPPOSITE let in verb 3. eliminate, reject, ignore, rule out, except, leave out, set aside, omit, pass over, not count, repudiate, count out
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