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English verb: exclude | |||
| 1. | exclude (cognition) prevent from being included or considered or accepted | ||
| Samples | The bad results were excluded from the report. Leave off the top piece. | ||
| Synonyms | except, leave off, leave out, omit, take out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do away with, eliminate, extinguish, get rid of | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | elide | ||
| Antonyms | include | ||
| 2. | exclude (social) prevent from entering; shut out | ||
| Samples | The trees were shutting out all sunlight. This policy excludes people who have a criminal record from entering the country. | ||
| Synonyms | keep out, shut, shut out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | keep, prevent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | curse, excommunicate, lock out, ostracise, ostracize, unchurch | ||
| Antonyms | let in, admit, include | ||
| 3. | exclude (stative) lack or fail to include | ||
| Samples | The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lack, miss | ||
| Antonyms | include | ||
| 4. | exclude (communication) prevent from entering; keep out | ||
| Samples | He was barred from membership in the club. | ||
| Synonyms | bar, debar | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | disallow, forbid, interdict, nix, prohibit, proscribe, veto | ||
| 5. | exclude (contact) put out or expel from a place | ||
| Samples | The unruly student was excluded from the game. | ||
| Synonyms | boot out, chuck out, eject, turf out, turn out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | expel, kick out, throw out | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bounce, evict, evict, exorcise, exorcize, force out, show the door | ||
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