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exclude.

To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪksˈkluːd/
  1. To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.

    transitive
  2. To expel; to put out.

    transitive
  3. To omit from consideration.

    transitive
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  4. To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.

    transitive
  5. To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.