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preclude definition

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

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