Rule out

verb

Word Frequency: 3.9

Definitions

1.verbTo cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.

2.verbTo reject an option from a list of possibilities.

"As John Doe had an alibi, the police were able to rule him out as a suspect."

3.verbTo make something impossible.

"The constant rain ruled out any chance of a game of tennis."

4.verbTo disallow.

5.verbTo make unavailable.

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