exclude

B2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪksˈkluːd/ See IPA manual

Freq #17401

Meanings

1

verb
To leave someone or something out; to not include them.

The price excludes breakfast and parking.
2

verb
To keep someone or something out; to prevent them from entering or taking part.

The new rules excluded fans without tickets from the stadium.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to leave someone or... omit

2 verb · to keep someone or... bar debar

More forbar

Opposites

include

Word family

Forms excludedexcludesexcluding

Derived forms excludableexcludeeexcluderexcludinglyunexcluding

Simplified etymology

Exclude comes from Latin excludere, “to shut out,” formed from ex-, “out,” and claudere, “to shut.” The same Latin verb underlies seclude and, through French, sluice.

Etymology

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

*(s)kleh₂w- Proto-Indo-European exclūdō Latin

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# exclude

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ɪksˈkluːd/
**Frequency rank:** 17401

## Meanings
1. To leave someone or something out; to not include them.
2. To keep someone or something out; to prevent them from entering or taking part.

## Examples
- The price excludes breakfast and parking.
- The new rules excluded fans without tickets from the stadium.

## Synonyms
- forbar
- omit

## Antonyms
- include

## Derived Forms
- excludable
- excludee
- excluder
- excludingly
- unexcluding

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *(s)kleh₂w-
- Root: exclūdō
- Affix: ex- - out

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

## AI Etymology
Exclude is borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”). In current use, the main senses are “To leave someone or something out; to not include them” and “To keep someone or something out; to prevent them from entering or taking part”.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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