Exclude Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of EXCLUDE

[+ object]

1

a

:

to prevent (someone) from doing something or being a part of a group

• You can share files with some people on the network while excluding others.

— often + from

• Don't exclude your little sister from the game.
• Until 1920, women were excluded from the right to vote in the U.S.

— opposite include

b

:

to leave out (something)

:

to not include (something)

• The prices on the menu exclude tax.

— often + from

• Certain words should be excluded from polite conversation. [=should not be used in polite conversation]

— opposite include

2

:

to think that (something, such as a possibility) is not worth attention

• We can't altogether/entirely exclude [=_discount_] the possibility that the economy will soon improve.

— exclusion

/ɪkˈskluːʒən/

noun,

plural

exclusions

[noncount]

• the exclusion of women from the priesthood
• He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of [=in a way that excluded] his own family.

[count]

• exclusions noted in the insurance policy