Vocabulary
Preclude
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
prevent from happening; make impossible.
Urdu meaning
روکنا، باز رکھنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- In fact, the US has been fully complicit in Israel`s successful effort to preclude any such thing.
- In fact, the US has been fully complicit in Israel`s successful effort to preclude any such thing.
- This is an arrangement which is now seen to preclude the need for direct intervention.
- It is now hoped that this judgement will preclude the kind of blatant engineering that defined this last general election.
- This may not preclude some form of post-election India-Pakistan re-engagement, but it is unlikely in the near term to lead to any significant movement toward normalisation of ties.
Synonyms
prevent, make it impossible for, make it impracticable for, rule out, put a stop to, stop
Antonyms
admit, promote, further, advance
Curator example
“the secret nature of his work precluded official recognition”
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