preclude
verb
[ prɪˈkluːd ]
• prevent from happening; make impossible.
• "the secret nature of his work precluded official recognition"
Similar:
prevent,
make it impossible for,
make it impracticable for,
rule out,
put a stop to,
stop,
prohibit,
debar,
interdict,
block,
bar,
hinder,
impede,
inhibit,
exclude,
disqualify,
forbid,
estop,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘bar a route or passage’): from Latin praecludere, from prae ‘before’ + claudere ‘to shut’.
