exclude

[ ik-sklood ]

verb (used with object)

, ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing.

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

Derived Forms

• exˈcluder, noun
• exˈcludable, adjective

Other Words From

• ex·cluder noun
• ex·clu·so·ry [ik-, skloo, -s, uh, -ree, -z, uh, -ree], adjective
• preex·clude verb (used with object) preexcluded preexcluding
• unex·cluded adjective
• unex·cluding 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

He has also excluded the State Department and its officials from his calls with foreign leaders.

From Salon

This is the first time Guardiola has endured such a streak of losses - excluding shootouts - in his managerial career.

From BBC

This includes waits for gynaecology appointments and planned procedures and excludes urgent appointments for things like suspected cancer.

From BBC

He asked the judge to give his client 28 years to life and complained that the court had excluded evidence useful to the defense, though the judge forbade him from mentioning specifics in court.

From Los Angeles Times

PRUs are alternative education providers aimed at children who have been excluded from school or are otherwise unable to attend a mainstream setting.

From BBC

Related Words

• ban
• bar
• block
• boycott
• eliminate
• ignore
• omit
• ostracize
• preclude
• prevent
• prohibit
• refuse
• reject
• remove
• rule out
• suspend