Preclude

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Preclude \Pre*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precluded}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Precluding}.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae
     before + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v.]
     1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to
        stop; to impede.
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              The valves preclude the blood from entering the
              veins.                                --E. Darwin.
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     2. 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.
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              This much will obviate and preclude the objections.
                                                    --Bentley.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  preclude
       v 1: keep from happening or arising; have the effect of
            preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"
            [syn: {prevent}, {forestall}, {foreclose}, {forbid}]
       2: make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: {rule out}, {close
          out}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  73 Moby Thesaurus words for "preclude":
     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