exclude

Pronunciation: /ɪksˈkluːd/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb prevent from being included or considered or accepted
  2. verb prevent from entering; shut out
  3. verb lack or fail to include

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
extinguish
Narrower (hyponyms)
elide
Opposite (antonyms)
include

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