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pre·clude (prē klo̵̅o̅d′, pri-)
transitive verb precluded -·clud′ed, precluding -·clud′·ing
to make impossible, esp. in advance; shut out; prevent
Etymology: L praecludere, to shut off < prae-, before (see pre-) + claudere, to close
Related Forms:
- preclusion pre·clu′·sion (-klo̵̅o̅′z̸hən) noun
- preclusive pre·clu′·sive (-siv) adjective
- preclusively pre·clu′·sively adverb
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