🚫preclude

verb
/prɪˈkluːd/

Meaning

To prevent something from happening; to make impossible.

Example Sentences

Heavy rain precluded the possibility of a picnic.

Synonyms

prevent, hinder, obstruct, prohibit, exclude

Antonyms

allow, permit, enable

Collocations

preclude possibility, preclude success, effectively preclude, circumstances preclude

Related Vocabularies

To provide food, drinks, or services, usually for an event or group.
to create or devise a plan, system, or method
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to set up or restore something again after it has been disrupted

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