preclude

Meanings

Verb

keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
make impossible, especially beforehand
To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.

Synonyms

close out, forbid, foreclose, forestall, prevent, rule out

Scrabble Score: 13

preclude is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
preclude is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
preclude is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

preclude is a valid Words With Friends word