Exclude

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late Middle English: from Latin excludere, from ex- ‘out’ + claudere ‘to shut’.

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

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exclude (v.)

"to shut out, debar from admission or participation, prevent from entering or sharing," mid-14c., from Latin excludere "keep out, shut out, hinder," from ex "out" (see ex-) + claudere "to close, shut" (see close (v.)). Related: Excluded; excluding.