The meaning of EXCLUDE is to prevent or restrict the entrance of. How to use exclude in a sentence.

There's a lot of pain people experience around identity and around struggle and around marginalization and being excluded.

Definition of exclude verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

If you exclude someone from a place or activity, you prevent them from entering it or taking part in it. The public was excluded from both meetings.

We can't altogether/entirely exclude [= discount] the possibility that the economy will soon improve. He spent all his time with colleagues to the exclusion of [=in a way that excluded] his …

Jan 1, 2026 · excluded (comparative more excluded, superlative most excluded) Kept out; not permitted to enter or be a part; shunned.

1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar: a jar sealed to exclude outside air; an immigration policy that excludes undesirables. 2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; …

exclude meaning, definition, what is exclude: to deliberately not include something: Learn more.

ex•clude /ɪkˈsklud/ v. [~ + object], -clud•ed, -clud•ing. to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of: That dining club still excludes women. to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc.; disregard; …

Exclude means to leave out — like when the cool kids won't let you in on their game of four-square or the pizza guy leaves your neighborhood out from his delivery zone. Exclude comes …