How to pronounce exclude
American English pronunciation
ik-SKLOOD
- IPA
- /ɪkˈsklud/
- Syllables
- ik · SKLOOD (2 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What exclude means
To leave someone or something out
In a sentence: Our class rule says nobody may exclude a classmate from a game at recess.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin, from ex, meaning "out," and a word meaning "to close," so it first meant to shut out.
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