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Rule out

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

📖 Definitions of "Rule out"

verb
  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    To 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. 3

    To make something impossible.

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

  4. 4

    To disallow.

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