the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
v. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to except; -- the opposite to admit
v. To thrust out or eject; to expel.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To shut out; debar from admission or participation; prevent from entering or sharing.
To except or reject, as from a privilege or grant, from consideration, etc.
To thrust out; eject; extrude.
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v. prevent from being included or considered or accepted
v. put out or expel from a place
v. lack or fail to include
v. prevent from entering; keep out
v. prevent from entering; shut out
Word Usage
"Huge, because it will lay down what minimum protection is for domestic workers at the international level; knowing that nationally there are many countries that exclude from the scope of national legislation, domestic workers."