exclude

S2 W2

BrE /ɪkˈskluːd/ AmE /ɪkˈsklud/

verb en → es

past excluded pp excluded ing excluding

1 DENY ENTRY [transitive] B1

to prevent someone from entering or joining a place, group, etc.

excluir, impedir la entrada de

  • exclude somebody/something from something

Collocations exclude someone from a club · exclude a person from a meeting

  • The country was excluded from the trade agreement.

    El país fue excluido del acuerdo comercial.

2 NOT INCLUDE [transitive] B1

to not include someone or something in a list, group, etc.

excluir, no incluir

  • exclude somebody/something from something

Collocations exclude someone from a list · exclude an item from the budget

  • The committee decided to exclude her name from the shortlist.

    El comité decidió excluir su nombre de la lista corta.

3 DISALLOW [transitive] B2

to prevent someone or something from being considered, used, etc.

excluir, prohibir

  • exclude somebody/something from something

Collocations exclude a candidate from the election · exclude an option from consideration

  • The rules exclude any possibility of cheating.

    Las reglas excluyen cualquier posibilidad de fraude.

4 MATHEMATICS [transitive] C1

to not include a number or range in an equation, calculation, etc.

excluir en matemáticas

  • exclude something from something

Collocations exclude a number from the range · exclude an interval from the equation

  • The formula excludes all numbers less than zero.

    La fórmula excluye todos los números menores que cero.

5 LOGIC [transitive] C1

to not include a statement or argument in a logical system, proof, etc.

excluir en lógica

  • exclude something from something

Collocations exclude an argument from the discussion · exclude a premise from the proof

  • The theorem excludes any statement that contradicts itself.

    El teorema excluye cualquier enunciado que se contradiga a sí mismo.