preclude
English · Italiano · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
preclude
- /pɹɪˈkluːd/ UK, US
- /pɹiːˈkluːd/ UK, US
Rhymes with -uːd
verb precludes · precluding · precluded · præclude
- 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!
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: prevent, forbid, forestall, close out, foreclose, rule out, exclude, obviate, avoid, prevention, avert, prohibit, disqualify, deter, avoiding, nullify
Translations
Every language
verb rule out
| Español | descartar, precluir, imposibilitar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 排除 páichú, 杜絕 /杜绝 dùjué, 防止 fángzhǐ |
| Português | excluir |
| Français | exclure |
| Deutsch | ausschließen, verhindern, unmöglich machen |
| Italiano | precludere |
| Ελληνικά | αποκλείω apokleío |
| Русский | предотвращать predotvraščatʹ, устранять ustranjatʹ, исключать isključatʹ, мешать mešatʹ, препятствовать prepjatstvovatʹ |
Talk about this word "preclude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/preclude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. preclude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/preclude "preclude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/preclude.Cite this
@misc{preclude_2026,
title = {preclude},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/preclude},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
