ex·clude 
/ɪkˈsklu:d/ verb
ex·cludes; ex·clud·ed; ex·clud·ing /ɪkˈsklu:d/ verb [+ obj] 1 a : to prevent (someone) from doing something or being a part of a group
▪ You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others. — often + from ▪ Don't exclude your little sister from the game. ▪ Until 1920, women were excluded from the right to vote in the U.S. — opposite include
b : to leave out (something) : to not include (something)
▪ The prices on the menu exclude tax. — often + from ▪ Certain words should be excluded from polite conversation. [=should not be used in polite conversation] — opposite include 2 : to think that (something, such as a possibility) is not worth attention
▪ We can't altogether/entirely exclude [=discount] the possibility that the economy will soon improve.
▪ You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others. — often + from ▪ Don't exclude your little sister from the game. ▪ Until 1920, women were excluded from the right to vote in the U.S. — opposite include
b : to leave out (something) : to not include (something)
▪ The prices on the menu exclude tax. — often + from ▪ Certain words should be excluded from polite conversation. [=should not be used in polite conversation] — opposite include
▪ We can't altogether/entirely exclude [=discount] the possibility that the economy will soon improve.
— ex·clu·sion /ɪkˈsklu:ʒən/ noun, plural ex·clu·sions
[noncount] ▪ the exclusion of women from the priesthood ▪ He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of [=in a way that excluded] his own family. [count] ▪ exclusions noted in the insurance policy
/ɪkˈsklu:ʒən/ noun, plural ex·clu·sions [noncount] ▪ the exclusion of women from the priesthood ▪ He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of [=in a way that excluded] his own family. [count] ▪ exclusions noted in the insurance policy
