exclude

exclude is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪksˈkluːd/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧clude

Verb

Plain form exclude

Third-person singular excludes

Past tense excluded

Past participle excluded

Present participle excluding

1. If you exclude someone or something, you keep them out.
   • Antonyms: include and allow

   During play time, she was excluded from the group.

   The rules specifically exclude the use of drugs.

Related words

• exclusion