Exclude (verb)

1. To prevent or prohibit (someone or something) from being included or involved.
2. To prevent (something) from being included or considered.

Origin:

Late 16th century: from latin excludere, from ex- "out" + claudere "to shut".

Examples:

1. The company excluded him from the project because of his lack of experience.
2. The rule excludes employees who have been with the company for less than a year.
3. He was excluded from the will because he had not spoken to his father in years.
4. The study excluded participants who had a history of heart disease.
5. She excluded him from her life and never spoke to him again.