ɪksˈklu:d v.tr. 1
shut or
keep out (a
person or thing)
from a
place,
group,
privilege, etc. 2
expel and shut out. 3
remove from
consideration (no
theory can be excluded). 4
prevent the occurrence of;
make impossible (excluded
all doubt). øexcluded
middle Logic the
principle that of
two contradictory propositions
one must be
true. øøexcludable adj. excluder n. [ME f. L excludere exclus(as
EX-(1), claudere shut)]