ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsPpreclude
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preclude
Meaning: to prevent something from happening or someone from doing something
preclude in a sentence
How preclude is used in real sentences:
A broken leg will preclude her from competing in this season's track meet.
The strict deadline written into the contract would preclude any last-minute changes to the design once approved.
“Timely rain might preclude the loss of ash-rich ground before roots could bind it, but a cloudburst would scour the slope.”
— from the passage The Patient Burn
“Because it touched the old masonry at only eight reinforced points, it would not preclude later architects from adopting another solution.”
— from the passage The Open Corner
“Public signatures would preclude Voss from isolating one supposed ringleader, yet they also exposed every signer to court-martial.”
— from the passage The Officers' Correspondence
Synonyms for preclude
Other words for preclude — prevent and forestall — carry the same meaning.
- prevent
- forestall
Antonyms of preclude
Words that mean the opposite of preclude:
- allow
- enable
Where it comes from
From Latin praecludere 'to close off in advance'
Word parts
- pre — before, in front of
preclude: pre- (before) + clud (shut) - clud/clus — close; shut
preclude: pre- (before) + clud (shut)
Memory hook
PRE-CLUDE — close the door in advance (pre), so nothing can happen.