exclude
Pronunciation: [ɪkˈsklud]
Word
Context: "social relationships"
(verb) to leave someone or something out. If you exclude someone, you don't let them join in or be a part of something. It’s like if your friends are playing a game and they don’t let you play.
Example
She invited everyone to the party and did not exclude anyone.
Example
He felt sad because the group excluded him from their fun activities.
Example
Why did you exclude her from the team?
Context: "policy"
(verb) to not allow something to happen or not include it in a group. This can be like having rules that say certain things cannot be part of something else. For example, a school might exclude junk food from its lunch options.
Example
The school policy excludes unhealthy snacks from the cafeteria.
Example
The new rules do not exclude any topics from being discussed in class.
Example
What items are excluded from the list?
0s0s