preclude

1 keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" [syn: prevent, forestall, foreclose, forbid]

2 make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: rule out, close out]

English

Alternative spellings

• præclude

Pronunciation

• /pɹɛˈkluːd/

Verb

1. Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude

   It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon.

Derived terms

• precludable
• preclusion
• preclusive
• preclusively

Translations

Italian

Verb

preclude

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