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unexclude

unexclude verb: to undo the exclusion of; to include again.

Verb

unexclude (third-person singular simple present unexcludes, present participle unexcluding, simple past and past participle unexcluded)

  1. (rare, transitive) To undo the exclusion of; to include again.
    • Excluding a reason makes it a defeated reason, i.e. a reason for which one should not act. Unexcluding it merely reverses the process.2007, John Gardner, Offences and Defences: Selected Essays in the Philosophy of Criminal Law, page 149
    • To “unexclude” a file, right-click and choose Include In Project.2011, Ken Cox, ASP.NET 3.5 For Dummies

Forms of unexclude

third-person singular presentunexcludes
present participleunexcluding
past participleunexcluded
pastunexcluded

Origin of unexclude

From un- + exclude.

Questions about unexclude

What does unexclude mean?
Unexclude means to undo the exclusion of; to include again.
What part of speech is unexclude?
Unexclude is a verb.
What is the past tense of unexclude?
The past tense of unexclude is unexcluded.

Words near unexclude in the dictionary

  1. unexciting
  2. unexcitingly
  3. unexcitingness
  4. unexclaiming
  5. unexcludable
  6. unexclude
  7. unexcluded
  8. unexcludes
  9. unexcludible
  10. unexcluding
  11. unexclusive

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