clud
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From Latin claudere (to close, shut). One of the most productive 'closing' roots — include (shut in), exclude (shut out), conclude (shut completely/end), disclose (un-shut/reveal), enclose (shut within), and occlude (shut against/block). Variants claus- and clos- appear in clause, close, closet, and cloister. The noun suffix -sion captures the result: conclusion, exclusion, inclusion.
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clause
A grammatical unit with a subject and verb; a section in a legal document
cloister
A covered walkway in a religious building; to seclude from the outside world
close
To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through; An end or conclusion; Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to
closet
A small storage room; to shut away privately; secret or undisclosed
closure
The act of closing or ending; emotional resolution; a fastening device
cloture
A procedure to end legislative debate and force a vote
conclude
To bring to an end; to reach a conclusion
conclusion
The end, finish, close or last part of something
conclusive
Decisive and final; putting an end to doubt
disclose
To reveal or make known something previously hidden
enclose
To surround with a barrier; to include something in an envelope or package
enclosure
An enclosed area; something included in a letter or package
exclude
To prevent someone or something from entering or being included
exclusion
The act of keeping someone or something out; being excluded
exclusive
Limited to one person or group; not shared; a story available only through one source
exclusively
Only; solely; without including anything or anyone else
include
to contain as a part; to count within a group
inclusive
Including everything or everyone within a range
inconclusive
Not leading to a definite result or conclusion
occlude
To block or close off an opening or passage
preclude
To prevent something from happening; to make impossible
recluse
A person who lives in self-imposed isolation; a hermit
seclude
To isolate or keep apart from others
seclusion
The state of being isolated from others; solitude