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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | praecludere 'to block up', from claudere 'to close' |
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pre‧clude
[transitive]
[transitive] formal to prevent something or make something impossible : rules that preclude experimentation in teaching methods
rules that preclude experimentation in teaching methods preclude somebody from doing something Age alone will not preclude him from standing as a candidate.
Age alone will not preclude him from standing as a candidate.