to shut or keep out; prevent the entrance of.

to shut out from consideration, privilege, etc.

Employees and their relatives were excluded from participation in the contest.

to expel and keep out; thrust out; eject

He was excluded from the club for infractions of the rules.

verb

accept , add , admit , allow , include , incorporate , take on , welcome

verb

ban , bar , bate , blackball * , blacklist , block , bounce , boycott , close out , count out , debar , disallow , drive out , eject , eliminate , embargo , estop , evict , except , force out , get rid of , ignore , interdict , keep out , leave out , lock out , obviate , occlude , omit , ostracize , oust , pass over , preclude , prevent , prohibit , proscribe , put out , refuse , refuse admittance , reject , remove , repudiate , rule out , set aside , shut out , shut the door on , sideline , suspend , throw out , veto , ward off , banish , blackball , disbar , excommunicate , expel , relegate , segregate , winnow out