HyperDic: preclude

English > 2 senses of the word *preclude*:
VERB	social	preclude, prevent, forestall, foreclose, forbid	keep from happening / happening or arising
VERB	stative	preclude, rule out, close out	make impossible, especially beforehand

preclude > pronunciation
Sounds	prihkluw'd; priykluw'd
Rhymes	accrued ... vicissitude: 66 rhymes with uwd...

English > *preclude*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Keep from happening / happening or arising; make impossible.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Example	"Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
Synonyms	prevent, forestall, foreclose, forbid
Narrower	debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head off, stave off, fend off, avoid, ward off	prevent the occurrence of
	inhibit	Limit the range or extent of
	obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass	hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of
	save, make unnecessary	make unnecessary an expenditure or effort
	stop, halt, block, kibosh	Stop from happening / happening or developing
	thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Spanish	estorbar, evitar, impedir, imposibilitar, prevenir, prohibir
Catalan	destorbar, evitar, impedir, impossibilitar, prevenir, prohibir
Nouns	preclusion	the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively

English > *preclude*: 2 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	make impossible, especially beforehand.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonyms	rule out, close out
Broader	obviate, rid of, eliminate	Do away with
Spanish	descartar, excluir, ignorar, impedir, imposibilitar, prohibir
Adjectives	preclusive	made impossible

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