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rule out

verb

Meaning

  1. To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
  2. To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
  3. To make something impossible.
  4. To disallow.
  5. To make unavailable.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

rule in(English)close out(English)eliminate(English)preclude(English)reject(English)cross off(English)cross out(English)rule off(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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