clud / clus / claus
to shut, close
Latin · claudere / clausus
Latin claudere 'to shut', past form clausus. Clud, clus and claus words are about closing: include shuts in, exclude shuts out, conclusion closes a talk, claustrophobia is fear of closed spaces.
Memory trick
A CLAUSE closes a sentence part like a door: CLUD, CLUS, CLAUS all shut something.
Words from this root
- include (in + clude) — to shut in, containशामिल करना
- inclusion (in + clus + ion) — the act of includingसमावेश
- inclusive (in + clus + ive) — covering everythingसबको शामिल करने वाला
- exclude (ex + clude) — to shut outबाहर रखना
- exclusive (ex + clus + ive) — shutting out others; only for fewविशेष, खास
- exclusively (exclusive + ly) — only, solelyकेवल, सिर्फ़
- conclusion (con + clus + ion) — end; final decisionनिष्कर्ष, अंत
- preclude (pre + clude) — to shut out in advanceपहले ही रोक देना
- occlude (oc + clude) — to block or close upरोकना, बंद करना
- recluse (re + cluse) — person who lives shut awayएकांतवासी
- clause (clause) — part of a sentence or contractउपवाक्य, खंड
- subclause (sub + clause) — a smaller clause under a clauseउप-खंड
- claustrophobia (claustro + phobia) — fear of closed spacesबंद जगह का डर