1. deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege: "women had been excluded from many scientific societies"Similarkeep outdeny access toshut outdebardisbarbarbanprohibitput an embargo onembargorejectblackballostracizebanishcut outfreeze outsend to CoventryOppositeacceptadmit
▪ keep (something) out of a place: "apply flux to exclude oxygen"
▪ remove from consideration; rule out: "computer software is excluded from the mandatory 15-year write-off"Similareliminaterule outfactor outprecludeprevent the occurrence offormal:exceptOppositeallow for
▪ prevent the occurrence of; preclude:"clauses seeking to exclude liability for loss or damage"Similareliminaterule outfactor outprecludeprevent the occurrence offormal:exceptOppositeallow for
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin excludere, from ex- ‘out’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
