Definitions
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
Word origin
Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.
Used in a sentence
“It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the skies clearing by this afternoon!”
“"Now, own the truth,—are you not very sorry that my having been in the opposition precludes your going to the most brilliant fête of the season?"”
“A chime whistle, presented to the L.M.S.R. by American model railway enthusiasts in 1939, is installed now as a works hooter at Crewe Works, as its height precludes its use on a British locomotive.”
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01“Prevent from happening”8 letters
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