<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) precluded, precluding.<ul><li>to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.</li><li>Synonyms: eliminate, forestall.</li><li>to exclude or debar from something: His contract precludes a raise for him.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>End of Response</strong></p>