Associations to the word «Preclude»

Wiktionary

PRECLUDE, verb. (transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

Dictionary definition

PRECLUDE, verb. Keep from happening or arising; make impossible; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project".
PRECLUDE, verb. Make impossible, especially beforehand.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats