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Meaning of 'exclude' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Exclude [ v. t.]
- To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit; as, to exclude a crowd from a room or house; to exclude the light; to exclude one nation from the ports of another; to exclude a taxpayer from the privilege of voting.
- To thrust out or eject; to expel; as, to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs.

Meaning of 'exclude' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . exclude [ v]
Meaning (1):
- prevent from entering; keep out
Example in sentence:
  • He was barred from membership in the club
Meaning (2):
- prevent from being included or considered or accepted
Example in sentence:
  • Leave off the top piece;
  • The bad results were excluded from the report
Meaning (3):
- lack or fail to include
Example in sentence:
  • The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages
Meaning (4):
- prevent from entering; shut out
Example in sentence:
  • The trees were shutting out all sunlight;
  • This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country
Meaning (5):
- put out or expel from a place
Example in sentence:
  • The unruly student was excluded from the game

Nearby Words:

excalceate excalceation excalfaction excalfactive excalfactory excalibur excamb excambie excambion excambium

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