preclude
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- præclude (obsolete)
Pronunciation [edit]
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preclude (third-person singular simple present precludes, present participle precluding, simple past and past participle precluded)
- (transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.
- It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
rule out
Italian [edit]
Verb [edit]
preclude
- third-person singular present indicative of precludere
