Can a Person Be Precluded?

To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity. Modesty precludes me from accepting the honor.

How do you use precluded in a sentence?

— Jon Krakauer, Smithsonian, November 1987 She suffered an injury that precluded the possibility of an athletic career. Bad weather precluded any further attempts to reach the summit. These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'preclude.

Does precluded mean prohibited?

preclude. To prohibit from occurring by advance planning or action: avert, forestall, forfend, obviate, prevent, rule out, stave off, ward (off). Idiom: nip in the bud.