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pre·clude
 preclude
- pronunciation:
- prih
klud
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
precluded, precludes, precluding |
| definition: |
to prevent from happening by means of prior action.
Her sharp words precluded any friendship between them.
- synonyms:
- bar, block, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obviate, prevent
- similar words:
- avert, debar, estop, exclude, hamper, impede, nip, restrain, rule out
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| related words: |
forbid, forestall, hinder, overrule, prohibit |
| derivations: |
preclusive (adj.), preclusion (n.) |
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