preclude
preclude
Definition
pre·clude (prē klo̵̅o̅d′, pri-)
pre·clu′·sion (--klo̵̅o̅′z̸hən) noun
pre·clu′·sive (--siv) adjective
pre·clu′·sively adverb
preclude
Synonyms
preclude
Usage Examples
Object
- possibility: Every effort should be made by Japan to preclude such ominous possibilities.
- delegation: The requirement that the decision is taken at a Special Board Meeting precludes delegation to any committee of the Board.
- necessity: One advantage I'll end with is that adoption precludes the necessity of having to agree on names.
- existence: Nor does the status shown preclude the existence of higher rights.
- disclosure: Security reasons may preclude detailed disclosure in the notes, although the amounts involved should be included in any aggregate totals provided.
- adoption: However, the NHS should avoid investing in either of these approaches in a way that would preclude subsequent adoption of the other.
Preposition: on
- ground: Compensation where order for new tenancy is precluded on certain grounds.
Subject
- law: Full confidentiality ( except those precluded by law or the principal of " greater good " ) will be maintained at all times.
Adjective complement
- revealing: Gambling is illegal risk in the us precludes revealing how.
Modifying Another Word
- necessarily: In the UK, choosing to take an IVA does not necessarily preclude you from taking out a mortgage.
- effectively: This would effectively preclude any export credits for arms deals with any developing country.
- specifically: However, a judgment by the Queen's Bench Divisional Court found that the Act did not specifically preclude their use.
- not: The listing of a book does not preclude its being reviewed at a later stage.
- thus: The bone was fixed in place by two flint wedges, thus precluding accidental insertion ( New Scientist, 6 December 2003 ).
- automatically: For example, should the activities of Company A automatically preclude a linked but wholly separate company from being awarded public contracts?
Present participle complement
- use: Employing a preventive remedy does not preclude also using an abortive measure: each can be part of an integrated plan.
- make: Security reasons preclude making public operational details of that capability.
- work: In some cases there are personal safety considerations which preclude working alone, especially in laboratory situations.
Preposition: from
- consideration: By such objective procedures the artist opens his or herself to possibilities that consciousness and conditioning preclude from consideration.
Preposition: by
- law: Full confidentiality ( except those precluded by law or the principal of " greater good " ) will be maintained at all times.
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