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English Dictionary: rule out by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rule out
v
  1. make impossible, especially beforehand [syn: preclude, rule out, close out]
  2. include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
    Synonym(s): rule out, rule in
  3. dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
    Synonym(s): rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject
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