'Preclude' definitions:
Definition of 'preclude'
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Definition of 'Preclude'
From: GCIDE
- Preclude \Pre*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Precluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Precluding.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae before + claudere to shut. See Close, v.]
- 1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede. [1913 Webster]
- The valves preclude the blood from entering the veins. --E. Darwin. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation. [1913 Webster]
- This much will obviate and preclude the objections. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'preclude'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- anticipate,
- avert,
- avoid,
- ban,
- bar,
- bar out,
- block,
- blockade,
- cease,
- check,
- count out,
- cut off,
- debar,
- deflect,
- deny,
- deter,
- disallow,
- discontinue,
- discourage,
- dishearten,
- embargo,
- enjoin,
- estop,
- exclude,
- exclude from,
- fend,
- fend off,
- forbid,
- foreclose,
- forestall,
- freeze out,
- frustrate,
- help,
- hinder,
- ignore,
- impede,
- inhibit,
- interdict,
- interfere with,
- keep from,
- keep off,
- keep out,
- leave out,
- lock out,
- obstruct,
- obviate,
- omit,
- ostracize,
- outlaw,
- pass over,
- prevent,
- prohibit,
- proscribe,
- quit,
- refuse,
- reject,
- relegate,
- repel,
- repress,
- repudiate,
- rule out,
- save,
- say no to,
- send to Coventry,
- shut out,
- stave off,
- stop,
- suppress,
- taboo,
- thwart,
- turn aside,
- ward,
- ward off