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/ɪksˈkluːd/ · ex·clude
verb
- To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out. The security guard excluded anyone without a badge from the laboratory.
- To expel; to put out. The veterinarian had to exclude the newborn kittens from the litter because they were not thriving.
- To omit from consideration. When calculating the average, you should exclude any outlier values.
Did you know? The word ‘exclude’ gave rise to the legal term ‘exclusion clause’, a contract provision that limits liability—a concept that sparked major court battles in the 19th‑century insurance industry.