PRECLUDE


Meaning of PRECLUDE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈklüd ]

transitive verb

( 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 -ˈklü-zhən noun

• pre·clu·sive -ˈklü-siv, -ziv adjective

• pre·clu·sive·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.