8 letters · 13 points in Scrabble
verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
verb make impossible, especially beforehand
originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *préh₂i? Proto-Italic *prai Proto-Italic *prai- Latin prae- Latin clūdō Latin praeclūderelbor. English preclude Learned borrowing from Latin praeclūdere.
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