preclude
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- præclude (archaic)
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[edit] Verb
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!
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[edit] Translations
rule out
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[edit] Italian
[edit] Verb
preclude
- third-person singular present indicative of precludere
