Thesaurus: preclude

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1. v. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
2. v. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation.
3. v. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
4. v. make impossible, especially beforehand
5. 1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede. The valves preclude the blood from entering the veins. E. Darwin. 2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation. This much will obviate and preclude the objections. Bentley.
6. v:100 v. make impossible, especially beforehand