αποκλείω — meaning in English

English meaning

• blockade noun The act of sealing off a place, especially by sea, to stop goods or people moving in or out.
• preclude verb To make something impossible or rule it out in advance.

Senses

αποκλείω is used for these senses in English:

• blockade (transitive) To create a blockade against.
• preclude (transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.

blockade — full definition

1. noun The act of sealing off a place, especially by sea, to stop goods or people moving in or out.
2. verb To seal off a place in order to cut off supplies or movement.

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