Etymology

exclude

ex·clude
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Today it means: To bar (someone or something) from entering; to keep out. Full definition →

Latin exclūdō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromexclūdō
  2. English todayexclude

Borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”).

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