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- pronunciation:
- ihk
sklud
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
excludes, excluding, excluded |
| definition: |
to leave out; keep out.
Did you mean to exclude Kate from your list of guests?The club she wants to join excludes boys.- synonyms:
- omit
- antonyms:
- accept, admit, include, involve
- similar words:
- eliminate, reject, rule out, skip
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| related words: |
ban, banish, outlaw, separate, suspend |
The word exclude
contains the following parts:
ex-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away from
  More about this word part:
The prefix ex-
was a Latin preposition and prefix and occurs in English in Latin loanwords, such as exit
and expel
. It has multiple forms, as the 'x' sound in ex-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See its assimilated forms e-, ef-, and es-. ex-
is also used in the formation of English words such as "ex-partner," where it means "formerly having the status of."
Example words:
exceed, excel, excellent, exclude, exhaust, exit, expedition, expel, expensive, export, extract
- synonyms:
- extr-, extra-, exter-
claus, clos, clud, clus
Latin
root
that means to close
Example words:
clause, closet, conclude, conclusion, disclose, enclose, enclosure, exclude, exclusive, include, inconclusive
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