Definition of Exclude

1. Verb. Prevent from being included or considered or accepted. "Leave off the top piece"

Exact synonyms: Except, Leave Off, Leave Out, Omit, Take Out
Generic synonyms: Do Away With, Eliminate, Extinguish, Get Rid Of
Specialized synonyms: Elide
Derivative terms: Exception, Exclusion, Exclusive, Omissible, Omission
Antonyms: Include

2. Verb. Prevent from entering; shut out. "This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country"
Exact synonyms: Keep Out, Shut, Shut Out
Specialized synonyms: Curse, Excommunicate, Unchurch, Lock Out, Ostracise, Ostracize
Generic synonyms: Keep, Prevent
Antonyms: Admit
Derivative terms: Exclusion, Shutter

3. Verb. Lack or fail to include. "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"
Generic synonyms: Lack, Miss
Antonyms: Include

4. Verb. Prevent from entering; keep out. "He was barred from membership in the club"
Exact synonyms: Bar, Debar
Generic synonyms: Disallow, Forbid, Interdict, Nix, Prohibit, Proscribe, Veto
Derivative terms: Bar, Debarment, Exclusion, Exclusive

5. Verb. Put out or expel from a place. "The unruly student was excluded from the game"
Exact synonyms: Boot Out, Chuck Out, Eject, Turf Out, Turn Out
Specialized synonyms: Evict, Force Out, Evict, Show The Door, Bounce, Exorcise, Exorcize
Generic synonyms: Expel, Kick Out, Throw Out
Derivative terms: Ejection, Ejector, Exclusion

Definition of Exclude

1. v. t. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit; as, to exclude a crowd from a room or house; to exclude the light; to exclude one nation from the ports of another; to exclude a taxpayer from the privilege of voting.

Definition of Exclude

1. Verb. To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out. ¹

2. Verb. To expel; to put out. ¹

3. Verb. (legal of evidence) To refuse to accept as valid. ¹

4. Verb. (medicine) To eliminate from diagnostic consideration. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Exclude

1. to shut out [v -CLUDED, -CLUDING, -CLUDES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exclude

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