to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
Origin: 1610–20; < Latin praeclūdere to shut off, close, equivalent to prae- pre- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut, close
—Related forms
pre·clud·a·ble, adjective
pre·clu·sion , noun
pre·clu·sive , adjective
pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb
un·pre·clud·a·ble, adjective
un·pre·clud·ed, adjective
un·pre·clu·sive, adjective
un·pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.Origin: 1610–20; < Latin praeclūdere to shut off, close, equivalent to prae- pre- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut, close—Related formspre·clud·a·ble, adjective pre·clu·sion , noun pre·clu·sive , adjective pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb un·pre·clud·a·ble, adjective un·pre·clud·ed, adjective un·pre·clu·sive, adjective un·pre·clu·sive·ly, adverb
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