exclude

• Verb, das die absichtliche Handlung bezeichnet, etwas oder jemanden auszuschließen, nicht zuzulassen oder den Zugang bzw. die Aufnahme zu verhindern.

A verb used to indicate the act of deliberately leaving something or someone out, or preventing access or inclusion.

1. Leave out or omitB1formal

   To deliberately not include someone or something in a group, activity, or list.

   Ausschließen

   • The committee decided to exclude him from the final list.
   • Please exclude any irrelevant data from the report.
   • They excluded the cost of shipping from the total price.

   Synonymebardebareliminateexceptleave outomitprecluderule out

   Antonymeadmitincludeincorporate

2. Prevent from enteringB1formal

   To keep someone or something out of a place or situation.

   Ausschließen

   • The bouncer excluded the man from the club for being too drunk.
   • The fence was built to exclude wild animals from the garden.
   • New security measures exclude unauthorized personnel from the building.

   Synonymebanbarblackballdebarkeep outostracizeshut outturn away

   Antonymeacceptadmitincludelet in

3. Reject or dismissB2formal

   To decide that something is not possible or not valid.

   Ausschließen

   • The police have not excluded the possibility of arson.
   • We cannot exclude the chance of a delay.
   • The theory excludes any supernatural explanation.

   Synonymedismisseliminateprecluderejectrule out

   Antonymeacceptadmitinclude