excluíram

Excluíram is a Portuguese verb form that corresponds to the pretérito perfeito do indicativo (past tense) in the third person plural of the verb excluir. In English, it is typically translated as "they excluded" or "they left out." The root excluir comes from Latin excludere, meaning to shut out or remove.

In use, excluíram denotes that a group performed the act of exclusion in the past, often on a direct object. Examples include: "Eles excluíram dois candidatos do processo" (They excluded two candidates from the process) and "Os regulamentos excluíram aquela cláusula da versão final" (The regulations left out that clause from the final version). The form can also appear in political, organizational, sports, or editorial contexts, where individuals, items, or ideas are omitted or removed from a group, list, or discussion.

Notes on nuance and related forms: excluir is the base verb; exclusão is the noun meaning exclusion or omission; excluindo is the gerund (present participle). Excluíram should not be confused with expulsar (to expel) or eliminar (to eliminate), which have distinct meanings and usage. Reflexive forms such as excluíar-se are rare but possible in constructions where one excludes oneself from a group or activity. See also: excluir, exclusão, exclusivismo.