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Showing words for PRECLUDE using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Preclude

preclude

7 Letter Words for Preclude

cupeled, cupeler, decuple, depucel, precule, prelude, reclude, reculed, ulcered

6 Letter Words for Preclude

cedule, celure, cerule, cleped, creped, crudle, culdee, curdle, curled, curpel, curple, decerp, deluce, depure, drupel, dueler, eluder, eperdu, pedler, pedule, pelure, perced, perdue, perule, precel, puered, pureed, purled, recule, reduce, redupl, reluce

5 Letter Words for Preclude

ceder, cedre, cered, cleep, clepe, clued, creed, creel, creep, crepe, crude, cruel, cupel, cured, depel, deuce, dreep, drupe, dulce, duler, duper, duple, duree, educe, elder, elude, eucre, euler, leper, lepre, lered, lucre, lured, perce, perdu, perle, preed, prude, pucer, puled, puler, pured, puree, redue, repel, ruled, rupee, ulcer, upled, urdee, urled, urped

4 Letter Words for Preclude

cede, cele, cepe, cere, cled, clee, clep, clue, cred, crpe, crud, crue, crup, cued, culp, curd, cure, curl, decl, deep, deer, dele, depe, depr, dere, deul, dree, duce, duel, duer, dulc, dule, dupe, ecru, educ, elec, ered, eruc, eure, lede, leed, leep, leer, lere, lerp, leud, luce, lude, lupe, lure, peed, peel, peer, pele, pelu, pere, peru, plud, plur, prec, pred, pree, puce, puer, pule, pure, purl, recd, rede, reed, reel, repl, rude, rued, rule, urde

3 Letter Words for Preclude

cdr, cee, cel, cep, cer, clr, cpd, cpl, cpr, cpu, crl, cru, cud, cue, cul, cup, cur, dec, dee, del, dep, der, dle, dlr, duc, due, dup, dur, ecu, edp, eec, eel, eer, eld, erd, ere, lcd, led, lee, lep, ler, leu, lud, lue, lur, pdl, pec, ped, pee, pel, per, plu, prc, pre, pud, pul, pur, rcd, rec, red, ree, rel, rep, rld, rle, ruc, rud, rue, ule, urd, ure, urp

Definitions for Preclude

[1] to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
[2] to exclude or debar from something: His physical disability precludes an athletic career for him.
[3] to exclude or debar
[4] to make impossible, esp beforehand

Words related to Preclude

hinder, prevent, avert, prohibit, forestall, cease, deter, impede, exclude, obviate, quit, debar, discontinue, stop, restrain, interrupt, ward, check, forfend

Words nearby Preclude

precision casting, precisionism, precisive, preclimax, preclinical, preclude, precocial, precocious, precocious puberty, precocity, precognition

Origin of Preclude

1610–20; < Latin praeclūdere to shut off, close, equivalent to prae- pre- + -clūdere, combining form of claudere to shut, close

Other words from Preclude

pre·clud·a·ble , adjective
pre·clu·sion [pri-kloo -zhuh n] /prɪˈklu ʒən/ , noun
pre·clu·sive [pri-kloo -siv] /prɪˈklu sɪv/ , adjective
pre·clu·sive·ly , adverb
un·pre·clud·a·ble , adjective
un·pre·clud·ed , adjective
un·pre·clu·sive , adjective
un·pre·clu·sive·ly , adverb

Word origin for Preclude

C17: from Latin praeclūdere to shut up, from prae in front, before + claudere to close

Synonyms for Preclude

avert, cease, deter, exclude, forestall, hinder, impede, obviate, prevent, prohibit, rule out, check, debar, discontinue, forfend, interrupt, quit, restrain, stop, ward, make impracticable, put a stop to, stave off