preclude
11preclude — UK [prɪˈkluːd] / US [prɪˈklud] verb [transitive] Word forms preclude : present tense I/you/we/they preclude he/she/it precludes present participle precluding past tense precluded past participle precluded formal if one thing precludes another,… …
12preclude — verb /pɹɛˈkluːd/ Remove the possibility of; ; prevent or exclude; to make . It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon! …
13preclude — verb Preclude is used with these nouns as the object: ↑inclusion, ↑interpretation, ↑possibility, ↑use …
14preclude — [[t]prɪklu͟ːd[/t]] precludes, precluding, precluded 1) VERB If something precludes an event or action, it prevents the event or action from happening. [FORMAL] [V n/ ing] At 84, John feels his age precludes too much travel... [V n/ ing] He would… …
15preclude — verb his difficulties preclude him from leading a normal life Syn: prevent, make it impossible for, rule out, stop, prohibit, debar, bar, hinder, impede, inhibit, exclude See note at prohibit …
16preclude — v.tr. 1 (foll. by from) prevent, exclude (precluded from taking part). 2 make impossible; remove (so as to preclude all doubt). Derivatives: preclusion n. preclusive adj. Etymology: L praecludere praeclus (as PRAE , claudere shut) …
17preclude — transitive verb (precluded; precluding) Etymology: Latin praecludere, from prae + claudere to close more at close Date: 1629 1. archaic close 2. to make impossible by necessary consequence ; rule out in advance • preclusion …
18preclude — precludable, adj. preclusion /pri klooh zheuhn/, n. preclusive /pri klooh siv/, adj. preclusively, adv. /pri kloohd /, v.t., precluded, precluding. 1. to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the …
19preclude — Synonyms and related words: anticipate, avert, avoid, ban, bar, bar out, block, blockade, cease, check, count out, cut off, debar, deflect, deny, deter, disallow, discontinue, discourage, dishearten, embargo, enjoin, estop, exclude, exclude from …
20preclude — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. prevent, stop, prohibit, obviate, check; forestall. See exclusion, prohibition. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. prevent, impede, rule out; see hinder , prevent , restrain 1 . See Synonym Study at prevent …
