Excluir
Example: No debemos excluir a nadie de la reunión importante.
Definition
"Excluir" means to deliberately leave someone or something out from a group, event, or consideration, preventing participation or inclusion. For example, in the phrase "No debemos excluir a nadie de la reunión importante," it means not to leave anyone out of the important meeting.
Etymology
The word "excluir" comes from the Latin verb 'excludere,' which combines 'ex-' meaning 'out' and 'claudere' meaning 'to close.' So, "excluir" literally means 'to shut out.' Did you know that its roots imply a physical action of closing a door to keep someone outside?
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"Excluir" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (B2) - set 5", containing 111 commonly used words.
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