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exclude
verbgeneral usevery common/ɐjʃ.ˈklu.iɾ/ex·clu·ir
Definition
1To prevent someone or something from entering, participating, or being considered; to leave out; to eliminate.
Usage examples
“The school cannot exclude students for economic reasons.”
“We excluded that possibility after analysis.”
Common combinations
exclude someoneexclude a possibilityexclude from the groupexclude from the list
Idiomatic expressions
- To rule out from the start (to eliminate initially without consideration).