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Rule out

Verb

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 Jane Doe had an alibi, the police were able to rule her 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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