verb🔗ShareTo bar (someone) from entering; to keep out."The bouncer was excluding anyone who wasn't wearing proper shoes. "actionsocietygrouplawpoliticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo expel; to put out."to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs"actionorganizationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo omit from consideration."Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo refuse to accept (evidence) as valid."The lawyer excluded the witness's testimony because it was based on hearsay. "lawrightChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo eliminate from diagnostic consideration."The doctor excluded the flu from the list of possible diagnoses. "medicinetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
preposition🔗ShareTo the exclusion of; not including"Our lucky free draw winner will be treated to dinner, bed and breakfast, but the holiday must be taken before December, 1991 (subject to availability and excluding bank holidays)."languagegrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading