Exclude
/ɪkˈskluːd/
Definitions
2 meaningsTo deny (someone) access to or bar (someone) from a place, group, or privilege.
/ɪkˈskluːd/
To prevent someone or something from entering a place or participating in an activity.
The rules exclude anyone under the age of 18.
💡 Simply: Imagine a game where only certain people can play. To exclude someone means you're not letting them play, like saying, 'Sorry, you're not on the list!'
👶 For kids: To stop someone from being part of a group or activity.
More Examples
We had to exclude certain factors from our analysis.
The policy excludes those who have not been vaccinated.
How It's Used
"The club excludes members who fail to pay their dues."
"The judge excluded the evidence as inadmissible."
"The filter excludes unwanted frequencies."
To leave out or omit; not consider.
/ɪkˈskluːd/
To omit or leave out from consideration.
He excluded the negative aspects from his report.
💡 Simply: Imagine you are making a list of things you like. If you exclude something, you decide to leave it off the list, like saying 'Nope, not including that!'
👶 For kids: To leave something out.
More Examples
We'll exclude the outliers from the final results.
The committee excluded her from the vote.
How It's Used
"The study excluded patients with pre-existing conditions."
"She excluded any possibility of reconciliation."
Synonyms
Idioms & expressions
exclude from...
To prevent someone or something from being part of a group, activity or place.
"They were excluded from the competition because of a technicality."
exclude (something) from consideration
To not take something into account when making a decision or forming an opinion.
"We decided to exclude the financial impact from our considerations when making the environmental decision."
From Latin *excludere*, meaning 'to shut out'. It combines *ex-* (out) and *claudere* (to close).
The word 'exclude' has been used since the 15th century, originally in the sense of 'to shut out'.
Memory tip
Think of 'ex' meaning 'out' and 'clude' meaning 'close'. Close someone *out*.