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Precludes vs Preludes - What's the difference?

precludes | preludes |

As verbs the difference between precludes and preludes

is that precludes is third-person singular of preclude while preludes is third-person singular of prelude.

precludes

English

Verb

(head)
  • (preclude)

    • preclude

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Verb

    (preclud)
  • Remove the possibility of; (l); prevent or exclude; to make (l).
    • It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!
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    Israel's decision to ban fluoridation follows a vote to preclude the practice in Portland, Ore., and Wichita, Kan. It was also recently overturned in Hamilton, the fourth most populous city in New Zealand.

    Derived terms

    * precludable * preclusion * preclusive * preclusively

    preludes

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (prelude)

    • Anagrams

    *

    prelude

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface.
  • (music) A short piece of music that acts as an introduction to a longer piece.

    • Verb

    (prelud)
  • To introduce something, as a prelude.
  • To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The musicians preluded on their instruments.
  • * Jeffrey
    • We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to the point.

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