Definition of preclude

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of preclude is as below...

Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..

Lern More About Preclude

Preclusive :: Preclusive (a.) Shutting out; precluding, or tending to preclude; hindering..
Prepossess :: Prepossess (v. t.) To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset..
Shut :: Shut (v. t.) To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to preclude or prevent by prior action.
Debar :: Debar (v. t.) To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from, and sometimes with of..
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede..
Preclusion :: Preclusion (n.) The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out..
Irremediably :: Irremediably (adv.) In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or correction..
Prohibit :: Prohibit (v. t.) To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.
Preclude :: Preclude (v.) To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation..
Precluded :: Precluded (imp. & p. p.) of Preclud.
Beleaguer :: Beleaguer (v. t.) To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to besiege; to blockade.
Gastight :: Gastight (a.) So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas; impervious to gas.
Foreclose :: Foreclose (v. t.) To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar; to exclude.
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us