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What is the verb for preclude?

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preclude
  1. (transitive) Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. prevent, prohibit, stop, debar, exclude, hinder, bar, impede, block, check, disqualify, inhibit, interdict, restrain, estop, forbid, forestall, obviate, rule out, cease, deter, discontinue, forfend, interrupt, quit, ward, make impossible, make it impossible for, make it impracticable for, make impracticable, put a stop to, ban, eliminate, except, reject, disallow, proscribe, suspend, close out, blackball, count out, shut out, veto, freeze out, disentitle, thwart, refuse, black, ignore, bate … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “There are other statutory rules which will preclude a successful claim for infringement of a right under civil law.”
      “The past must not preclude any chance of recovering normality.”
      “While entrepreneurs don't start companies to be acquihired, you don't want to preclude yourself from that option.”
precludes
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preclude
  2. Synonyms:
      3. prevents, prohibits, stops, debars, excludes, hinders, bars, impedes, blocks, checks, disqualifies, inhibits, interdicts, restrains, estops, forbids, forestalls, obviates, rules out, ceases, deters, discontinues, forfends, interrupts, quits, wards, makes impossible, makes it impossible for, makes it impracticable for, makes impracticable, puts a stop to, averts, helps, staves off, heads off … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He used to like to play many sports but the time factor precludes him from most sports.”
      “The shock of what he saw and heard has, as I write, put him into a condition that precludes him from talking about it.”
      “It precludes people from taking the legal route if they are unhappy with the service provided following assessment.”
precluded
  1. simple past tense and past participle of preclude
  2. Synonyms:
      3. helped, avoided, refrained from, stopped, averted, dodged, evaded, prevented, abstained, abstained from, bypassed, circumvented, controlled, deflected, desisted, diverted, ducked, eluded, escaped, forbore, got around, passed up, resisted, restrained from, shied from, shirked, shook off, shrank from, sidestepped, skipped, skipped out on, skirted, stayed away, stayed away from, steered clear, steered clear of, withstood, broke the habit of, fended off, forbore from, got out of, held off, kept from, neutralised, shunned, warded off, anticipated, arrested, blocked, checked … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “In the run up to the recent publication of its results, the bank was precluded from buying shares under stock exchange rules.”
      “Bettors in Canada were precluded from wagering into U.S. pools under previous regulations.”
      “Not incidentally, the availability of common information also precluded secret price concessions.”
precluding
  1. present participle of preclude
  2. Synonyms:
      3. preventing, prohibiting, stopping, debarring, excluding, hindering, barring, impeding, blocking, checking, disqualifying, inhibiting, interdicting, restraining, estopping, forbidding, forestalling, obviating, ruling out, ceasing, deterring, discontinuing, forfending, interrupting, quitting, warding, making impossible, making it impossible for, making it impracticable for, making impracticable, putting a stop to, averting, helping, staving off, heading off … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Perhaps what should be considered is a better system for cross-referring reports, precluding duplication.”
      “Many reports use research designs with low internal validity, precluding a complete functional analysis.”
      “The enormity of the issues seems to be precluding a more thoughtful approach and use of local resources.”
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