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preclude
to prevent from happening
to prevent from happening
In more detail
to prevent something from happening or to make it impossible for something to occur; to prevent someone from doing something
Examples
- The bad weather will preclude us from going to the beach this weekend.
- His criminal record precluded him from getting the job.
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