verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪksˈkluːd/
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rhymes with -uːd
CMU ARPABET:IH0 K S K L UW1 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
verb
Meaning 1
To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
verb
Meaning 2
To expel; to put out.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To omit from consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: law
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To eliminate from diagnostic consideration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
The bad results were excluded from the report
Leave off the top piece
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out
Antonyms: include
Broader terms: extinguish, eliminate, get rid of, do away with