Bible Dictionaries
Preclude
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(v.) To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop; to impede.
(2):
(v.) To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by anticipation.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Preclude'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/preclude.html. 1828.