Uitsluiten
Example: We kunnen niet iedereen uitsluiten van deze belangrijke beslissing.
Definition
"Uitsluiten" means to deliberately prevent someone or something from being involved or included in a particular situation or decision. For example, in the phrase 'We kunnen niet iedereen uitsluiten van deze belangrijke beslissing,' it means not allowing everyone to participate in an important decision.
Etymology
The word "uitsluiten" comes from the Dutch prefix 'uit-' meaning 'out' and the verb 'sluiten' meaning 'to close.' Together, it literally means 'to close out,' which evolved to mean excluding or preventing inclusion. Did you know? This construction is similar to the English 'exclude,' which also combines 'ex-' (out) and 'clude' (close).
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"Uitsluiten" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - General - (B2) - set 5", containing 111 commonly used words.
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