preclude
pronunciation
How to pronounce preclude in British English:
UK [prɪˈkluːd]
How to pronounce preclude in American English:
US [prɪˈkluːd]
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- Verb:
- keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing
- make impossible, especially beforehand
Word Origin
- preclude (v.)
- 1610s, from Latin praecludere "to close, shut off; hinder, impede," from prae- "before, ahead" (see pre-) + claudere "to shut" (see close (v.)). Related: Precluded; precluding.