exclude

verb

ex·​clude ik-ˈsklüd 

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

Synonyms

• ban
• bar
• close out
• count (out)
• debar
• eliminate
• except
• freeze out
• rule out
• shut out

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

Domestic workers like Sanchez, a 43-year-old immigrant from Mexico who lives in Los Angeles, are excluded from federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration protections that other employees across the country benefit from. —Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023

The former president also discussed how under his administration, families were allowed to use 529 savings accounts to spend up to $10,000 per year on K-12 education, though homeschooling families were excluded from this benefit. —Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 14 Sep. 2023

In 1997, a year after Congress passed a welfare reform law that excluded legal immigrants from accessing food aid and cash benefits, the state Legislature intervened and unanimously voted to make such benefits available to those people in Massachusetts using state funding. —Samantha J. Gross, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023

Income for the poorest 20 percent of households — excluding tax credits and some other government benefits — rose 4.3 percent last year, adjusted for inflation. —Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 12 Sep. 2023

The song quickly broke streaming records, clocking the single highest number of streams during a single day (holiday music excluded) on Spotify. —Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2023

Adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share, which exclude the opioid settlement charge, topped forecasts. —WSJ, 8 Sep. 2023

Ballet has long been conceived as an elitist and classist form of dance that people of color often felt excluded from, Lucas said, pointing to specific standards for size and appearance that dancers were expected to meet. —Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2023

In 1865, President Andrew Johnson issued a proclamation that absolved most of them but excluded, among others, Confederate leaders and those who held property worth more than twenty thousand dollars. —Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2023

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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

Kids Definition

exclude

verb

ex·​clude iks-ˈklüd 

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 

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)