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Date: 1300-1400;
Language: Latin; Origin: excludere, from claudere
'to close']
to deliberately not include something
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include a special diet that excludes dairy products The judges decided to exclude evidence which had been unfairly attained.exclude sth from sth Some of the data was specifically excluded from the report.to not allow someone to take part in something or not allow them to enter a place, especially in a way that seems wrong or unfair
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include a mainstream exhibition that excluded women artistsexclude sb from (doing) sth The press had been deliberately excluded from the event. Sarah heard the other girls talking and laughing and felt excluded. BrE to officially make a child leave their school because of their bad behaviour
to decide that something is not a possibility
Social workers have excluded sexual abuse as a reason for the child's disappearance. At this stage we cannot entirely exclude the possibility of staff cuts.