preclude
To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
Verb
- To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.
- It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the skies clearing by this afternoon!
- "Now, own the truth,—are you not very sorry that my having been in the opposition precludes your going to the most brilliant fête of the season?" - 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Influence of an Invitation”,...
- A chime whistle, presented to the L.M.S.R. by American model railway enthusiasts in 1939, is installed now as a works hooter at Crewe Works, as its height precludes its use on a British locomotive. - 1946 September and...
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Latin clūdō Latin praeclūderelbor. English preclude Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.