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escludere

exclude

verb ehs-KLOO-deh-reh Less Common
Mind & Emotions Mental States

Origin: from Latin excludere

Also means

rule out

Usage Note

Escludere means to leave out or rule out, and is irregular: past participle escluso, past historic esclusi. The common phrase non escludo che ('I don't rule out that') takes the subjunctive. Its opposite is includere, with the same conjugation pattern.

Examples

"Non posso escludere questa ipotesi."

Natural Translation

I cannot rule out this hypothesis.

Literal Translation

Not I-can to-rule-out this hypothesis.

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