exclude

Universal Words verb [VN] 1 ~ sth (from sth) to deliberately not include sth in what you are doing or considering: The cost of borrowing has been excluded from the inflation figures. * Try excluding sugar and fat from your diet. * Buses run every hour, Sundays excluded. OPPINCLUDE 2 ~ sb/sth (from sth) to prevent sb/sth from entering a place or taking part in sth: Women are still excluded from some London clubs. * (BrE) Concern is growing over the number of children excluded from school (= forbidden to attend because of bad behaviour). * She felt excluded by the other girls (= they did not let her join in what they were doing). 3 to decide that sth is not possible: We should not exclude the possibility of negotiation. * The police have excluded theft as a motive for the murder.