EXCLUDE

v. 1 Often, exclude from. keep out or away, lock or shut out, ban, bar, debar, prohibit, interdict, forbid, proscribe, deny, refuse, disallow Women are excluded from participating in certain religious ceremonies Must we exclude Maria, too? 2 eliminate, leave out, reject, omit, except, preclude, repudiate, count out Exclude them from consideration as candidates 3 eject, evict, expel, oust, get rid of, remove, throw out, Colloq toss out, Slang bounce He was excluded from the club because of his behaviour