Except and Preclude

Except

Except verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.
Usage example: we'll have to except members who haven't paid their club dues from voting in the election

Preclude and except are semantically related In some cases you can use "Preclude" instead a verb "Except".

Preclude

Preclude verb - To keep from happening by taking action in advance.

Except and preclude are semantically related in exclusion topic. Sometimes you can use "Except" instead a verb "Preclude".

Nearby Words: preclusion, precluding

Common collocations

response except response preclude response
characters except characters preclude characters
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