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preclude |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb preclude 1 of 2 senses of preclude Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => stop, halt, block, kibosh Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb preclude 1 of 2 senses of preclude Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid => save, make unnecessary => debar, obviate, deflect, avert, head off stave off fend off avoid, ward off => obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass => stonewall => filibuster => check => hang => bottleneck => thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk => dash => short-circuit => ruin => undo => break => shipwreck => stop, halt, block, kibosh => embargo => stay Entailment of verb preclude Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb preclude 2 senses of preclude Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid Sense 2 preclude, rule out close out => obviate, rid of eliminate Familiarity of verb preclude preclude used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb preclude Sense 1 prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -------------- Sense 2 preclude, rule out close out => obviate, rid of eliminate -------------- Overview of verb preclude The verb preclude has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") 2. preclude, rule out close out -- (make impossible, esp. beforehand) Overview of verb preclude The verb preclude has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid -- (keep from happening of arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer") 2. preclude, rule out close out -- (make impossible, esp. beforehand)
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