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rule out in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. make impossible, especially beforehand
    preclude  rule out  close out 
  2. dismiss from consideration or a contest
    "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
    rule out  eliminate  winnow out  reject 
  3. include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
    rule out  rule in 
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rule out in English Wiktionary

 
  1. (verb) (transitive) To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
  2. (verb) (transitive) To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
  3. (verb) (transitive) To make something impossible.
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