exclude
pronunciation
How to pronounce exclude in British English:
UK [ɪkˈskluːd]
How to pronounce exclude in American English:
US [ɪkˈskluːd]
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- Verb:
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
- prevent from entering; shut out
- lack or fail to include
- prevent from entering; keep out
- put out or expel from a place
Word Origin
- exclude
- exclude: see sluice
- exclude (v.)
- mid-14c., from Latin excludere "keep out, shut out, hinder," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + claudere "to close, shut" (see close (v.)). Related: Excluded; excluding.
Antonym
Example
- 1. The picture is also similar when you exclude financials .
- 2. If so , they will always exclude jewish liberals .
- 3. These numbers exclude deals involving private companies and funds .
- 4. It has been told it cannot exclude gay students .
- 5. Also exclude greece , which in any case needs special treatment .