exclude

exclude
ex|clude
W3S2 [ıkˈsklu:d] v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: excludere, from claudere 'to close']
1.) to deliberately not include something
≠ ↑include
a special diet that excludes dairy products
The judges decided to exclude evidence which had been unfairly attained.
exclude sth from sth
Some of the data was specifically excluded from the report.
2.) to not allow someone to take part in something or not allow them to enter a place, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair
≠ ↑include
a mainstream exhibition that excluded women artists
exclude sb from (doing) sth
The press had been deliberately excluded from the event.
Sarah heard the other girls talking and laughing and felt excluded.
3.) BrE to officially make a child leave their school because of their bad behaviour
4.) to decide that something is not a possibility
Social workers have excluded sexual abuse as a reason for the child's disappearance.
At this stage we cannot entirely exclude the possibility of staff cuts.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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  • Exclude — Ex*clude , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excluding}.] [L. excludere, exclusum; ex out + claudere to shut. See {Close}.] 1. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • exclude — ex·clude /ik sklüd/ vt ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing 1: to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of exclude hearsay evidence 2: to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage) the excluded perils include acts… …   Law dictionary

  • exclude — exclude, debar, blackball, eliminate, rule out, shut out, disbar, suspend are comparable when meaning to prevent someone or something from forming part of something else as a member, a constituent, or a factor. Exclude implies a keeping out of… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • exclude — [eks klo͞od′, iksklo͞od′] vt. excluded, excluding [ME excluden < L excludere < ex , out + claudere, CLOSE3] 1. to refuse to admit, consider, include, etc.; shut out; keep from entering, happening, or being; reject; bar 2. to put out; force… …   English World dictionary

  • exclude — mid 14c., from L. excludere keep out, shut out, hinder, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + claudere to close, shut (see CLOSE (Cf. close) (v.)). Related: Excluded; excluding …   Etymology dictionary

  • exclude — [v] expel, forbid ban, bar, bate, blackball*, blacklist, block, bounce, boycott, close out, count out, debar, disallow, drive out, eject, eliminate, embargo, estop, evict, except, force out, get rid of, ignore, interdict, keep out, leave out,… …   New thesaurus

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  • exclude — /Ik sklu:d/ verb (T) 1 to deliberately not include something, especially a particular group of people or things: a special diet that excludes dairy products | exclude sb/sth from sth: If we exclude uncompleted projects from the calculations, the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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