exclude

[ik-sklood]

verb (used with object)

excluded, excluding 

1. to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.

   Synonyms: preclude, omit, except, prohibit, bar
   Antonyms: include

2. to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc..

   Employees and their relatives were excluded from participation in the contest.

3. to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject.

   He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.

   Synonyms: reject

exclude

/ ɪkˈskluːd /

verb

1. to keep out; prevent from entering

2. to reject or not consider; leave out

3. to expel forcibly; eject

4. to debar from school, either temporarily or permanently, as a form of punishment

Other Word Forms

• excluder noun
• exclusory adjective
• preexclude verb (used with object)
• unexcluded adjective
• unexcluding adjective
• excludable adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclude¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Latin exclūdere “to shut out, cut off,” from ex- ex- ¹ + -clūdere, combining form of claudere “to shut, close”

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclude¹

C14: from Latin exclūdere, from claudere to shut

Example Sentences

Maria Moberg, a sociology lecturer at the University of Karlstad, says social media has allowed the far right's message to thrive and find new support among those who feel excluded from society.

From BBC

She kept shelves full of journals which documented her day-to-day life and tracked all her dreams — never excluding the most mundane moments, from what she ate for lunch to taking her car to the mechanic.

From Los Angeles Times

Nonetheless, the majority bent over backward to exclude the Fed from its ruling, previewing the court’s concern with maintaining fiscal autonomy.

From Salon

The assistant coroner, Prof Harris, said the medical cause of death was unascertained and could not exclude unlawful killing, accident or a natural death.

From BBC

“But the best is what Tony does and what good drama does — it doesn’t exclude either one. Life is both of those masks. All good storytelling has an element of both.”

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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• bar 
• block 
• boycott 
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• prohibit 
• refuse 
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