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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sklud
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
excludes, excluding, excluded |
| definition 1: |
to leave out; omit; keep out.
Why did you exclude the paragraph that explained everything?Our tour of France excludes the Riviera, but we'll be going to the Alps.Did you mean to exclude your brother from your guest list?- synonyms:
- except, omit
- antonyms:
- accept, admit, comprehend, embrace, include, involve
- similar words:
- bar, eliminate, exile, ostracize, reject, repudiate, rule out, skip
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| definition 2: |
to prevent from enjoying ordinary rights or privileges; bar.
The country club formerly excluded minorities.
- synonyms:
- bar, debar, ostracize
- similar words:
- blackball, blacklist, block, deny, disallow, except, exile, prohibit, refuse, reject, spurn
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| related words: |
ban, banish, outlaw, preclude, separate, suspend |
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