exclude
/ɪkˈsklud/
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Type
Verb
Meaning
To prevent someone or something from entering, joining, or participating in an activity or group.
The committee decided to exclude non-members from attending the annual summit.
Why were several qualified candidates excluded from the panel interview?
To leave something out of a calculation, list, or consideration.
The final report excludes travel expenses incurred before the official project launch date.
Do these estimated figures exclude state and local sales taxes?
To rule out a possibility, diagnosis, or scenario as invalid or impossible.
Further laboratory testing allowed the doctors to exclude bacterial infection completely.
Detectives have not excluded foul play as they continue their investigation.
How it's used
When this means “prevent from participating”
- exclude the student from the class
“exclude him from it.”
The teacher had to exclude the student from the field trip due to safety concerns.
When this means “rule out as impossible”
- exclude the possibility
“exclude it.”
Investigators cannot exclude the possibility of human error.
Collocations
- exclude from
- deliberately exclude
- exclude non-members
- exclude taxes
- exclude costs
- entirely exclude
Antonyms
- include
- admit