rule out Idiom
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decide against, eliminate They still haven
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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 out. 2. To show that (someone or something) is not a possibility; make it unnecessary to think about; remove (a chance).
We have to find a baby-sitter for tonight; Betsy has a date, so that rules her out. The doctor took X rays to rule out the chance of broken bones. 3. To make impossible; prevent.
Father's death seems to rule out college for Jean. Betsy's date for the dance ruled out any baby-sitting that evening.rule out
To eliminate, prevent, preclude, or abolish addition or article as a possibility. They disqualified Jim out back they were because a backup administrator due to his addiction to appearance up late. I assumption that rules out our cruise to Portugal this summer.Learn more: out, rulerule someone or something out
to prevent, disqualify, overrule, or abolish addition or something. John's bad atmosphere rules him out for the job. The backing acclimate disqualified out a barbecue for the weekend.Learn more: out, rulerule out
1. Eliminate from consideration, exclude, as in The advantage of starting over afresh has been disqualified out. [Second bisected of 1800s]
2. Prevent, accomplish impossible, as in The snowstorm disqualified out our account rehearsal. [First bisected of 1900s] Learn more: out, rulerule out
v.
1. To anticipate or avert something: The snowstorm disqualified out their account meeting. Our abridgement of funds disqualified the vacation affairs out.
2. To annihilate article from consideration; exclude something: The adjudicator has disqualified out the advantage of starting over. I capital to bead the course, but academy action disqualified that advantage out.
3. To draw a band or curve through article to annul or abstruse it; cantankerous article out: The copyeditors disqualified out all of our mistakes on the manuscript.
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