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clud

Latin

Variants

cludclausclosclud

Related Roots

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About This Root

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.

Associated Words

clause

A grammatical unit with a subject and verb; a section in a legal document

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

cloister

A covered walkway in a religious building; to seclude from the outside world

GREC2

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

NGSL 1kTOEFLA1

closet

A small storage room; to shut away privately; secret or undisclosed

IELTSGREC1

closure

The act of closing or ending; emotional resolution; a fastening device

GREB2

cloture

A procedure to end legislative debate and force a vote

GREC2

conclude

To bring to an end; to reach a conclusion

NGSL 2kTOEFLB1

conclusion

The end, finish, close or last part of something

NGSL 1kIELTSB1

conclusive

Decisive and final; putting an end to doubt

TOEFLGREB2

disclose

To reveal or make known something previously hidden

IELTSGREB2

enclose

To surround with a barrier; to include something in an envelope or package

IELTSTOEFLB1

enclosure

An enclosed area; something included in a letter or package

IELTSTOEFLGRE

exclude

To prevent someone or something from entering or being included

NGSL 3kIELTSTOEFL

exclusion

The act of keeping someone or something out; being excluded

TOEFLB2

exclusive

Limited to one person or group; not shared; a story available only through one source

IELTSTOEFLGRE

exclusively

Only; solely; without including anything or anyone else

IELTSTOEFLB2

include

to contain as a part; to count within a group

NGSL 1kA2

inclusive

Including everything or everyone within a range

IELTSTOEFLGRE

inconclusive

Not leading to a definite result or conclusion

TOEFLC2

occlude

To block or close off an opening or passage

GREC2

preclude

To prevent something from happening; to make impossible

TOEFLGREB2

recluse

A person who lives in self-imposed isolation; a hermit

TOEFLGREC2

seclude

To isolate or keep apart from others

IELTSTOEFLGRE

seclusion

The state of being isolated from others; solitude

TOEFLC2