Definitions for rule out
rule out

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. preclude, rule out, close outverb

   make impossible, especially beforehand

2. rule out, rule inverb

   include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules

3. rule out, eliminate, winnow out, rejectverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rule outverb

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

2. rule outverb

   To reject an option from a list of possibilities.

3. rule outverb

   To make something impossible.

4. rule outverb

   to disallow

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rule out

   To rule out something means to decide or confirm that a particular possibility or option is not valid or not applicable, often after an examination or investigation. It implies the removal of a certain option from consideration.

Matched Categories

1. • Obviate
   • Rule

How to pronounce rule out?

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How to say rule out in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rule out in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rule out in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rule out in a Sentence

1. Douglas London:

   MBS is eager to neutralize the threat posed by United States, whose intimate knowledge of the ruling family's skeletons, and everyone else's, and broad network, equipped him to enable any aspiring challenger to the crown, i don't rule out the possibility that MBS wanted to kill United States, but it's just as likely, if not more so, that were there a team deployed to Canada, MBS wanted to put United States under observation, information from which might provide insight on his contacts and activities.

2. Martin Landray:

   That is not statistically significant, but as you can see from the numbers, that result shows that there's really no evidence of a benefit, i think we can say that this data convincingly rule out any meaningful mortality benefit.

3. Anne Schuchat:

   This does not rule out other possible ingredients, there may be more than one cause.

4. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   This is something that State Department has been working on for quite some time, at this point, I certainly could n’t rule out that it would come up in the conversation between the two leaders.

5. Matthew Hassan:

   If you can rule out other drivers then you'd have to say it's a sign that consumers are becoming more cautious.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rule out
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rule_Out
3. ^ ChatGPT
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