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Webster 1913 Edition


Preclude

Pre-clude′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Precluded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Precluding
.]
[L.
praecludere
,
praeclusum
;
prae
before +
claudere
to shut. See
Close
,
Verb.
]
1.
To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
The valves
preclude
the blood from entering the veins.
E. Darwin.
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.
This much will obviate and
preclude
the objections.
Bentley.

Webster 1828 Edition


Preclude

PRECLU'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. proecludo; proe, before, and cludo, claudo, to shut.]
1.
To prevent from entering by previously shutting the passage, or by any previous measures; hence, to hinder from access, possession or enjoyment. Sin, by its very nature, precludes the sinner from heaven; it precludes the enjoyment of God's favor; or it precludes the favor of God.
The valves preclude the blood from entering the veins.
2.
To prevent from happening or taking place.

Definition 2024


preclude

preclude

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Verb

preclude (third-person singular simple present precludes, present participle precluding, simple past and past participle precluded)

  1. (transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.
    It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!
    • 2013 August 9, Douglas Main, “Israel Outlaws Water Fluoridation”, in livescience, retrieved 2013-09-30:
      Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. It was also recently overturned in Hamilton, the fourth most populous city in New Zealand.

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Verb

preclude

  1. third-person singular present indicative of precludere