precluded

prɪˈkludɪd

Definition

Definition of precluded - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

preventionprevented from happening or being possible

His injury precluded him from playing in the game.

hindered

prevented

stopped

exclusionexcluded from a place or activity

She was precluded from the meeting due to confidentiality issues.

barred

excluded

prohibited

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Origin of precluded

Latin, praecludere (to shut off)

Examples of precluded in a sentence

Her fear of heights precluded her from joining the hike.
He felt precluded from the group activities.
The rules precluded her from participating.

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French:empêché, écarté, ...
German:verhindert, verwehrt, ...
Italian:impedito, escluso, ...
Spanish:impedido, excluido, ...
Portuguese:impedido, excluído, ...
Chinese:被阻止, 被排除, ...
Japanese:妨げられた, 除外された, ...
Arabic:مَمْنُوع, مَحْرُوم, ...
Hebrew:מָנוּעַ מֵרֹאשׁ, מוּדָר, ...
Russian:предотвращённый, исключённый, ...
Ukrainian:перешкоджений, виключений, ...
Hindi:अवरुद्ध, वर्जित, ...
Bengali:অসম্ভব, বাদ, ...
Catalan:impedit, exclòs, ...
Czech:znemožněný, nepřipuštěný, ...
Danish:forhindret, ekskluderet, ...
Dutch:verhinderd, uitgesloten, ...
Greek:που έχει καταστεί αδύνατος, αποκλεισμένος, ...
Hungarian:kizárt, eltiltott, ...
Khmer:ត្រូវបានរារាំង, ត្រូវបានហាមឃាត់, ...
Korean:막힌, 제외된, ...
Persian:منتفی, محروم, ...
Polish:wykluczony, ...
Portuguese (BR):impedido, excluído, ...
Romanian:împiedicat, exclus, ...
Swedish:förhindrad, ...
Thai:ถูกขัดขวาง, ถูกกันออก, ...
Turkish:engellenmiş, ...
Vietnamese:bị ngăn không thể xảy ra, bị loại trừ, ...

preclude

prɪˈkluːd

Definition of preclude - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

preventstop something from happening or being possible

His injury will preclude him from playing.
Bad weather may preclude outdoor activities.
Her lack of experience could preclude her promotion.

foreclose

prevent

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preclude someone's leaving

stop someone from being able to leave

The rules preclude Sarah's leaving early.

Origin of preclude

Latin, praecludere (to shut off)

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French:empêcher, ...
German:verhindern, ...
Italian:impedire, ...
Spanish:impedir, ...
Portuguese:impedir, ...
Chinese:使无法, ...
Japanese:妨げる, ...
Arabic:مَنَعَ, ...
Hebrew:לִמְנוֹעַ, ...
Russian:препятствовать, ...
Ukrainian:перешкоджати, ...
Hindi:रोकना, ...
Bengali:বাধা দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:impedir, ...
Czech:zabránit, ...
Danish:forhindre, ...
Dutch:voorkomen, ...
Greek:παρεμποδίζω, ...
Hungarian:kizárni, ...
Khmer:រារាំង, ...
Korean:막다, ...
Persian:مانع شدن, ...
Polish:uniemożliwiać, ...
Portuguese (BR):impedir, ...
Romanian:a împiedica, ...
Swedish:hindra, ...
Thai:ขัดขวาง, ...
Turkish:engellemek, ...
Vietnamese:ngăn cản, ...

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