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   preclude

   /prɪˈkluːd/

   verb

   • 1. prevent from happening; make impossible: "the secret nature of his work precluded official recognition"
   • ▪ (of a situation or condition) prevent someone from doing something: "his difficulties preclude him from leading a normal life"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘bar a route or passage’): from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • P

     3

   • R

     1

   • E

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   • C

     3

   • L

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   • U

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   • E

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