Preclude

Verb

 * 1)  Remove the possibility of; ; prevent or exclude; to make.
 * It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!

Derived terms

 * precludable
 * preclusion
 * preclusive
 * preclusively

Thesaurus
anticipate, avert, avoid, ban, bar, bar out, block, blockade, cease, check, count out, cut off, debar, deflect, deny, deter, disallow, discontinue, discourage, dishearten, embargo, enjoin, estop, exclude, exclude from, fend, fend off, forbid, foreclose, forestall, freeze out, frustrate, help, hinder, ignore, impede, inhibit, interdict, interfere with, keep from, keep off, keep out, leave out, lock out, obstruct, obviate, omit, ostracize, outlaw, pass over, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, quit, refuse, reject, relegate, repel, repress, repudiate, rule out, save, say no to, send to Coventry, shut out, stave off, stop, suppress, taboo, thwart, turn aside, ward, ward off

Translations

 * Bosnian:
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:, precluderen


 * Hungarian: kizár
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:

Verb
preclude