how to pronounce preclude

/pɹɪˈkluːd/

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preclude is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of preclude in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to preclude them from looking after …”

meanings of preclude

verb:

Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

preclude frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word preclude occurs in english on average 3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics preclude can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that preclude can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;