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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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. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:

   Biotoxins will be one of the top priorities, but not the only priority that we'll be looking at to rule in or rule out whether it's playing a role in this death investigation and these mortalities, both in Canada and the U.S..

2. European Council:

   We can’t rule out border closures, but want to prevent them though cooperation within the European Union.

3. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz:

   I ca n’t rule out a suicide. I ca n’t rule out an accident. And I ca n’t rule in a homicide.

4. Yasuhide Nakayama:

   We will not rule out any possibility, and we are verifying all information thoroughly, we will not give up until the very end to rescue the two so we can go home together.

5. Donald Trump:

   We're going to have to start looking at people very closely because we can't allow this to happen to our country, i'm not ruling out anything. I don't rule out anything. If people come in and blow up people and shoot people and kill people, I don't rule out anything.

References

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