preclude

1. (transitive) To remove the possibility of; to rule out; to prevent or exclude; to render impossible.Examples: "It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the skies clearing by this afternoon!"; ""Now, own the truth,—are you not very sorry that my having been in the opposition precludes your going to the most brilliant fête of the season?""; "A chime whistle, presented to the L.M.S.R. by American model railway enthusiasts in 1939, is installed now as a works hooter at Crewe Works, as its height precludes its use on a British locomotive."transitive