exclude

verb

ex·​clude ik-ˈsklüd How to pronounce exclude (audio)
excluded; excluding

transitive verb

1
a
: to prevent or restrict the entrance of
b
: to bar from participation, consideration, or inclusion
2
: to expel or bar especially from a place or position previously occupied
excluder noun

Examples of exclude in a Sentence

You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others. The prices on the menu exclude tax.
Recent Examples on the Web According to the Innocence Project, Tapp was charged and convicted in the 1996 rape and murder of 18-year-old Angie Dodge, despite being excluded by DNA evidence. CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024 Matthews also excluded from the dad's trial a text the shooter sent his friend at 8:21 a.m. on the day of the shooting. Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024 In a dissent, Associate Supreme Court Justice Kelli Evans wrote that excluding people like Hardin, who is Black, from parole hearings is indeed a violation of the equal protection clause. Calmatters, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024 Whether intentionally or out of a lack of knowledge, administrators often require Mexican social security numbers or other paperwork that excludes those uprooted. Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2024 The archive, like CNN, defines a mass shooting as one in which at least four people are shot, excluding the shooter. Sara Smart, CNN, 4 Mar. 2024 Adjusted earnings excluding the impact of net special items before net interest and other nonoperating expenses, taxes, depreciation, amortization and aircraft rent will go from 14% this year to as much as 18% in 2026 and beyond. Mary Schlangenstein, Fortune, 4 Mar. 2024 The sweepstakes is open to residents of the U.S., excluding Alaska and Rhode Island, who are 21 or older at the time of entry. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Feb. 2024 Jews could set foot in the Old City, from which they had been excluded. Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 26 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Latin excludere, from ex- + claudere to close — more at close entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of exclude was in the 14th century

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Cite this Entry

“Exclude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclude. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

exclude

verb
ex·​clude iks-ˈklüd How to pronounce exclude (audio)
excluded; excluding
: to shut or keep out
excludable
-ˈklüd-ə-bəl
adjective
exclusion
-ˈklü-zhən
noun

Legal Definition

exclude

transitive verb
ex·​clude ik-ˈsklüd How to pronounce exclude (audio)
excluded; excluding
1
: to prevent or restrict the entry or admission of
exclude hearsay evidence
2
: to remove from participation, consideration, or inclusion (as in insurance coverage)

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