Read the following sentence.

Her mother always told her not to exclude anyone when playing games.

If the Latin root claudere means "to shut" or "to close," what does exclude mean?

A. to close on

B. to shut out

C. to shut in

D. to bring together

The word "exclude" means to shut out. The correct answer is option B. Exclude means to remove or to keep something away from. Example sentence of the word "exclude" is: The people who are not part of the organization should be excluded from tonight's grand celebration.