preclude
(verb)
verb
1. keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
Similar word(s): forbid, foreclose, forestall, prevent
Definition categories: social
2. make impossible, especially beforehand
Definition categories: stative, eliminate, obviate
Sentences with preclude as a verb:
- It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!