preclude

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Pronunciation

• (America, British) IPA: /pɹɪˈkluːd/, /pɹiːˈkluːd/

Verb

preclude (precludes, present participle precluding; past and past participle precluded)

1. (transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

   It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!

   • Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. It was also recently overturned in Hamilton, the fourth most populous city in New Zealand.

Related terms

• preclusion

Translations

• French: exclure
• German: ausschließen, verhindern, unmöglich machen
• Italian: precludere
• Portuguese: excluir
• Russian: предотвращать
• Spanish: descartar, excluir, precluir (law)

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