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to exclude

to exclude

338 3.0
To keep someone or something out so they are not part of something
  • verb
  • /ɪkˈsklud/
translation icon : excluir
  • Students who are in the master without thesis program were excluded from the survey. Data Gathering
  • exclude from analysis
  • exclude from the study
  • exclude outliers

You talk about Japanese people being excluded, all sorts of minorities.

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Examples

  • The longitudinal tracking study found "homeless people" were routinely excluded from community care assessment.

    Academic text (2011)

  • It is unfair to exclude anyone from joining the discussion based on their background.

  • So people who are doing shift work, we exclude them from many of these trials.

    Andrew Huberman

  • Three participants were excluded because they were over the age of 25.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I'm your top deputy, why are you excluding me?

    His Stretch of Texas Ground (2021)

  • "No," I blurted, determined not to let Jackson exclude me from any conversation.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Second, previous analyses have generally excluded household production and leisure time activities.

    Academic text (2011)

  • The Heian Court, which lasted from 797-1190 AD, excluded women from power completely.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The school decided to exclude students who did not meet the attendance requirements from the field trip.

  • During the event planning, they chose to exclude the noisy construction area to ensure a pleasant experience.

Synonyms

to take out
vsto exclude
948 1.9

To remove something from a place or container

focuses more on deliberate refusal to include rather than physical removal
to leave out
vsto exclude
312 2.3

To not include someone or something

is the deliberate action of keeping someone or something out
to keep out
vsto exclude
172 1.3

To stop people or things from entering a place

includes that prevention but also covers deliberate noninclusion in lists or groups
to shut out
vsto exclude
99 3.8

To stop something from entering, being included, or being thought about

is broader, also covering intentional omission not only prevention of entry
to omit
vsto exclude
66 3.4

Leave out something, for example a name, on purpose or by accident

is specifically the deliberate choice to keep someone or something out
to bar
vsto exclude
31 3.3

To officially prevent someone from entering or taking part

is similar but can be nonofficial and more general in use
to leave off
vsto exclude
12 4.4

Not include someone or something in a list

is the general deliberate act of keeping things or people out
to except
vsto exclude
1 4.1

To keep someone or something from being included

is the deliberate act of keeping people or things out rather than exception handling
include me out
vsto exclude
  • Informal
1 9.7

To say you do not want to join something, often as a joke

is a deliberate exclusion phrase used seriously rather than as a joke
to debar
vsto exclude
  • Formal
7.9

To officially stop someone from entering, taking part, or holding a position

is the general deliberate act and can be informal or formal

Antonyms

to include
∞ 1.0

To make a person or thing part of something larger

to admit
238 2.8

Allow someone to join a group or organization

How Exclusive

to ostracize
  • US
31 7.7
to expel
194 5.0
to ban
  • Formal
484 1.4
to exclude
338 3.0
to leave out
312 2.3

Surface Forms

exclude infinitive
excluded past
excluded past participle
excluding present participle
excludes third person singular

Morphology

exclude = ex + clude

Although the word historically contains ex- and the bound root -clude, its meaning is not recoverable for a typical learner through productive English morphology because -clude is not an independent English word.

Etymology

The word exclude has two parts: ex- meaning 'out' and a root like close meaning 'shut', so to exclude someone is to 'shut out' or keep them out.