meaning of preclude
1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc. ; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation.
3. keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest
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