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ex·clude

exclude

 
 
pronunciation:
ihk sklud
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part of speech: verb
inflections: excludes, excluding, excluded
definition: When you exclude something or someone, you keep them out of something. You don't let them in. If you exclude your little sister from your game, you don't let her join, or you don't ask her to join.
The club members were mad at Liam, so they excluded him from their meeting.The cafeteria menu excludes peanuts because some students are strongly allergic to them.
synonyms:
omit
antonyms:
accept, admit, include, involve
similar words:
eliminate, reject, skip
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