preclude
/pɹɪˈkluːd/prih-KLOOD
/pɹɪˈklud/prih-KLOOD
Meaningto shut beforehand
Common meaning: to prevent
- prebefore
- cludeto shut, closeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 350 · scan
‘before’ + ‘to shut, close’ → preclude
Journey through time
- Latinpraecludere‘to shut off’source
- Englishpreclude‘to prevent’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin claudō ‘to shut, close’.
Roots
- claudō, clausī, clausum Latin “to shut, close”
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