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preclude

UK/pɹɪˈkluːd/

preclude verb: to remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

Verb

preclude (third-person singular simple present precludes, present participle precluding, simple past and past participle precluded)

  1. (transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
    • It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the skies clearing by this afternoon!
    • "Now, own the truth,—are you not very sorry that my having been in the opposition precludes your going to the most brilliant fête of the season?"1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of an Invitation”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 15

preclude meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

preclude in Tamil

ஒதுக்கி வை, தனியே வை, நிறுத்தி வை, தடு, இயலாமல்செய், விலக்கு

preclude in Urdu

آڑے آ جانا, روکنا, رد کرنا, ناممکن بنانا

preclude in Bengali

বাধা দেওয়া, অসম্ভব করা

preclude in Malayalam

നേരത്തെതന്നെ ഒഴിവാക്കുക
More languagesFewer languages
preclude in Kannada
ತಡೆಹಾಕು, ಅಡ್ಡಿ ಮಾಡು, ಅಸಾಧ್ಯಗೊಳಿಸು, ಆಗದಂತೆ ಮಾಡು

Examples of preclude in a sentence

  • A chime whistle, presented to the L.M.S.R. by American model railway enthusiasts in 1939, is installed now as a works hooter at Crewe Works, as its height precludes its use on a British locomotive.1946 September and October, “Notes and News: Locomotive Whistle Gift”, in Railway Magazine, page 322:
  • Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan.2013 August 9, Douglas Main, “Israel Outlaws Water Fluoridation”, in livescience, retrieved 30 Sep 2013:
  • This precluded the use of new Class 87s, which only had train air braking equipment, [...].2020 June 17, David Clough, “Then and now: trains through Crewe”, in Rail, page 61:

All 29 example sentences with preclude

Forms of preclude

third-person singular presentprecludes
present participleprecluding
past participleprecluded
pastprecluded
alternative form (obsolete)præclude

Past tense of preclude: precluded

Origin of preclude

Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.

Words formed from preclude

Words that rhyme with preclude

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Questions about preclude

What does preclude mean?
Preclude means to remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
What is preclude in Tamil?
Preclude in Tamil is ஒதுக்கி வை, தனியே வை, நிறுத்தி வை. See Preclude meaning in Tamil.
How do you use preclude in a sentence?
A chime whistle, presented to the L.M.S.R. by American model railway enthusiasts in 1939, is installed now as a works hooter at Crewe Works, as its height precludes its use on a British locomotive.
What part of speech is preclude?
Preclude is a verb.
How do you pronounce preclude?
Preclude is pronounced /pɹɪˈkluːd/ (UK).
What is the past tense of preclude?
The past tense of preclude is precluded.

Words near preclude in the dictionary

  1. precloacal
  2. precloned
  3. preclosing
  4. preclosure
  5. precludable
  6. preclude
  7. precluded
  8. precludes
  9. precluding
  10. preclusion
  11. preclusions

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: preclude (page history and authors); preclude (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preclude (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preclude (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preclude (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); preclude (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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