/ ɪkˈskluːd; NAmE / verb [ vn ]
1.
exclude sth (from sth) to deliberately not include sth in what you are doing or considering :
The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures.
Try excluding fat from your diet.
Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded.
OPP include
2.
exclude sb/sth (from sth) to prevent sb/sth from entering a place or taking part in sth :
Women are still excluded from some London clubs.
( BrE )
Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school (= not allowed to attend because of bad behaviour) .
She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing) .
3.
to decide that sth is not possible :
We should not exclude the possibility of negotiation.
The police have excluded theft as a motive for the murder.
OPP include
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin excludere , from ex- out + claudere to shut.