the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > impossibility > render impossible [verb (transitive)] > eliminate as possibility (3)
transitive. To exclude (a person or thing) from further consideration; to rule out as a possible option, cause, suspect, etc.
transitive. More generally: to eliminate as a possibility; to decide against; to discount. Also with out of.
transitive. To exclude or remove as a factor; to rule out.