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transitive verb
Date: 1869
1. exclude, eliminate
2. to make impossible ; prevent <heavy rain ruled out the picnic>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
rule out
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rule out of — ˌrule ˈout of [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rule out of he/she/it rules out of present participle ruling out of past tense … Useful english dictionary
rule out — (something) to stop considering something as a possibility. My doctor has ruled out drinking tea or coffee. Let s see how much the trip will cost before we rule it out … New idioms dictionary
rule out — [v] exclude, reject abolish, avert, ban, bate, cancel, count out, debar, deter, dismiss, eliminate, except, forbid, forestall, forfend, leave out, not consider, obviate, preclude, prevent, prohibit, proscribe, recant, revoke, stave off, suspend,… … New thesaurus
rule out — ► rule out/in exclude (or include) as a possibility. Main Entry: ↑rule … English terms dictionary
rule out/in — ► rule out/in exclude (or include) as a possibility. Main Entry: ↑rule … English terms dictionary
rule out — index delete, deter, dismiss (put out of consideration), disqualify, eliminate (exclude), exclude, negate, o … Law dictionary
rule out — eliminate, debar, *exclude, shut out, suspend, disbar, blackball Analogous words: bar, block (see HINDER): *prevent, preclude, obviate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
rule out — verb 1. make impossible, especially beforehand (Freq. 6) • Syn: ↑preclude, ↑close out • Derivationally related forms: ↑preclusive (for: ↑preclude) … Useful english dictionary
rule out of — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rule out of : present tense I/you/we/they rule out of he/she/it rules out of present participle ruling out of past tense ruled out of past participle ruled out of rule someone out of something to make it… … English dictionary
rule out — {v.} 1. To say that (something) must not be done; not allow; also: decide against. * /The principal ruled out dances on school nights./ * /The play was ruled out by the referee./ * /Jean probably will not go to college, but she has not ruled that … Dictionary of American idioms
rule out — {v.} 1. To say that (something) must not be done; not allow; also: decide against. * /The principal ruled out dances on school nights./ * /The play was ruled out by the referee./ * /Jean probably will not go to college, but she has not ruled that … Dictionary of American idioms
