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exclude

verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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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.

Meaning relationships

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

Narrower terms: elide

7

verb

Meaning 7

prevent from entering; keep out

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • He was barred from membership in the club

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bar, debar

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix

8

verb

Meaning 8

put out or expel from a place

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The unruly student was excluded from the game

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: eject, chuck out, turf out, boot out, turn out

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: expel, throw out, kick out

Narrower terms: evict, force out, show the door, bounce, exorcise, exorcize

9

verb

Meaning 9

prevent from entering; shut out

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The trees were shutting out all sunlight
  • This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: keep out, shut out, shut

Antonyms: admit

Broader terms: prevent, keep

Narrower terms: excommunicate, unchurch, curse, lock out, ostracize, ostracise

10

verb

Meaning 10

lack or fail to include

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: include

Broader terms: miss, lack

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”).

Across languages

Translations

58 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изключвам (izključvam) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Catalan: excloure — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Danish: eksludere — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Dutch: uitsluiten — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Dutch: buitensluiten — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Esperanto: ekskludi — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Finnish: kieltää pääsy — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Finnish: torjua — to bar from entering; keep out
  • French: exclure — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Ancient Greek: ἀποκλείω (apokleíō) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Hebrew: לא הכליל (lo hikhlíl) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Hungarian: kirekeszt — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Hungarian: kizár — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Japanese: 除外する (jogai-suru) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Latin: exclūdō — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Lithuanian: išskirti — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Lithuanian: pašalinti — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Māori: awere — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Norwegian: utelukke — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Norwegian: ekskludere — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Polish: wykluczać — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Polish: wykluczyć — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Polish: wyłączać — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Polish: wyłączyć — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Portuguese: excluir — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Romanian: exclude — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Russian: исключа́ть (isključátʹ) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Russian: исключи́ть (isključítʹ) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Spanish: excluir — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Swedish: utelämna — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Swedish: exkludera — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Ukrainian: виключа́ти (vyključáty) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Ukrainian: ви́ключити (výključyty) — to bar from entering; keep out
  • Finnish: erottaa — to expel, put out
  • Hungarian: kikölt — to expel, put out
  • Hungarian: világra hoz — to expel, put out
  • Māori: pei — to expel, put out
  • Māori: pana — to expel, put out
  • Māori: tūwhiti — to expel, put out
  • Māori: atiati — to expel, put out
  • Māori: whakapako — to expel, put out
  • Portuguese: expelir — to expel, put out
  • Russian: исключа́ть (isključátʹ) — to expel, put out
  • Russian: исключи́ть (isključítʹ) — to expel, put out
  • Spanish: excluir — to expel, put out
  • Swedish: utesluta — to expel, put out
  • Hungarian: kihagy — to omit from consideration
  • Hungarian: nem számít (bele) — to omit from consideration
  • Marathi: वगळणे (vagaḷṇe) — to omit from consideration
  • Bulgarian: отхвърлям (othvǎrljam) — law: to refuse to accept (evidence) as valid
  • Dutch: uitsluiten — law: to refuse to accept (evidence) as valid
  • Finnish: hylätä — law: to refuse to accept (evidence) as valid
  • Dutch: uitsluiten — medicine: to eliminate from diagnostic consideration
  • Finnish: sulkea pois — medicine: to eliminate from diagnostic consideration
  • German: ausschließen — medicine: to eliminate from diagnostic consideration
  • Hungarian: kizár — medicine: to eliminate from diagnostic consideration
  • Portuguese: excluir — medicine: to eliminate from diagnostic consideration
  • Swedish: utesluta — medicine: to eliminate from diagnostic consideration
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