American English
/ɪksˈkʰlud̚/
2 syllables · Stress the second syllable.
to deliberately not include someone or something
Practice out loudto deliberately not include someone or something
The list excludes children under five.
Please exclude my name from the report.
exclude a name from a list · exclude certain items · exclude tax from the price
exclude someone/something from something
to stop someone from entering a place or taking part in an activity
The club excluded him from the competition.
The sign excludes visitors from entering this area.
exclude someone from a competition · exclude unauthorized visitors · exclude someone from an activity
exclude someone from doing something
exclude someone from something
to decide, after checking, that something cannot be true or cannot cause a problem
The tests excluded an infection.
We cannot exclude the possibility of human error.
exclude the possibility of an error · exclude a medical condition as a cause
exclude the possibility of something
exclude something as a cause
to decide not to think about or use someone or something
The committee excluded cost from consideration.
to decide that something cannot happen or be true
The tests did not exclude the possibility of a software error.