exclude
v.v. to leave someone or something out of a group, activity, or place on purpose. You use this when you decide not to include something in a list or a plan.
v. to deliberately leave out or prevent from participating in a group, activity, or category. Transitive — requires a direct object and often takes the preposition 'from'.
The club decided to exclude members who do not pay their fees.
The researchers had to exclude several participants from the final study because they did not meet the health requirements.
While the initial proposal seemed comprehensive, the committee chose to exclude certain high-risk investments to protect the long-term stability of the pension fund.
Borrowed from Latin exclūdō, from prefix ex- (“out”) + variant form of verb claudō (“close”).
The verb is transitive and frequently pairs with the preposition 'from' when specifying the group or activity.
They were excluded of the meeting.They were excluded from the meeting.Exclude takes the preposition 'from' rather than 'of' when indicating the group or event being left out.