Latin word root · Motion & Action

clud-: closing, shutting

clud- is a Latin root meaning “closing, shutting”. Learn its variants and explore 3 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: closing, shutting

Root forms: clud-, clus-, claus-

Source word: claudō — to shut up, close, lock

Word family and examples

• conclude

  to bring to an end; to arrive at a judgment

• exclude

  to deny access; to leave out

• claustrophobia

  extreme or irrational fear of confined places

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