PRECLUDING
Verb
precluding
present participle of preclude
Source: Wiktionary
PRECLUDE
Pre*clude", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Precluded; p. pr. & vb. n.
Precluding.] Etym: [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae before +
claudere to shut. See Close, v.]
1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to stop;
to impede.
The valves preclude the blood from entering the veins. E. Darwin.
2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder by
necessary consequence or implication; to deter action of, access to,
employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual; to obviate by
anticipation.
This much will obviate and preclude the objections. Bentley.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition