v.
Pronunciation: pri- ' klüd
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: pre · clud · ed ; pre · clud · ing
Etymology: Latin praecludere, from prae- + claudere to close ― more at CLOSE
Date: 1629
1 archaic : CLOSE
2 : to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
– pre · clu · sion \ - ' klü-zh ə n \ noun
– pre · clu · sive \ - ' klü-siv, -ziv \ adjective
– pre · clu · sive · ly adverb