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preclude::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | forbid, foreclose, forestall, prevent |
| Has types | ward off, avoid, baffle, bilk, block, blockade, cross, debar, deflect, stymy, thwart, avert, embarrass, fend off, foil, forefend, forfend, frustrate, halt, head off, hinder, inhibit, kibosh, make unnecessary, obstruct, obviate, queer, save, scotch, spoil, stave off, stop, stymie |
| Derivation | preclusion |
Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project.
Examples of preclude
preclude
This process however would not preclude their gravitational presence being felt.
From the newscientist.com
Moreover, the HRA seems to have been drafted so as to preclude this possibility.
From the guardian.co.uk
That story won't preclude someone from grading each team's draft Sunday evening.
From the ocregister.com
Either way, this does not preclude the developer from submitting an application.
From the ocregister.com
Strauss-Kahn's arrest would preclude him from high office, whatever the outcome.
From the nytimes.com
There is, however, nothing in its design that would preclude the earlier dating.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The cold temperatures and winds of the extreme south preclude heavy forestation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Small portions limit the calorie overload, but they don't preclude high prices.
From the businessweek.com
Being devoutly religious doesn't preclude being edgy, say many Christian teens.
From the abcnews.go.com
- Prevent: keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
- Make impossible, especially beforehand
- Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible
