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rule out

1. phrasal verb
If you rule out a course of action, an idea, or a solution, you decide that it is impossible or unsuitable.
The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Local detectives have ruled out foul play. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)]
[Also VERB noun PARTICLE]
2. phrasal verb
If something rules out a situation, it prevents it from happening or from being possible.
A serious car accident ruled out a permanent future for him in farming. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
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rule out in British English

verb (tr, adverb)
1. 
to dismiss from consideration
2. 
to make impossible; preclude or prevent
the rain ruled out outdoor games

rule out in American English

1. 
to exclude, as by decision
2. 
to prevent; make impossible
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Examples of 'rule out' in a sentence
rule out

think you could rule out a recently married schoolteacher with a nice house?
Peter Robinson AFTERMATH (2001)
You can't rule out the possibility that he merely borrowed it.
West, Charles STAGE FRIGHT
We can't rule out common criminals or even one of the paramilitary organizations.
James Grippando A KING'S RANSOM (2001)

In other languages
rule out

British English: rule out /ruːl aʊt/ VERB
If you rule out an idea or course of action, you reject it because it is impossible or unsuitable.
The Prime Minister is believed to have ruled out cuts in child benefit or pensions.
  • American English: rule out
  • Arabic: يَسْتَبْعِدُ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: descartar
  • Chinese: 排除
  • Croatian: isključiti
  • Czech: vyloučit možnost
  • Danish: udelukke
  • Dutch: uitsluiten
  • European Spanish: descartar
  • Finnish: sulkea pois mahdollisuus tms.
  • French: éliminer
  • German: ausschließen Möglichkeit
  • Greek: αποκλείω
  • Italian: escludere
  • Japanese: 可能性を排除する
  • Korean: 제외하다
  • Norwegian: utelukke
  • Polish: przekreślić
  • European Portuguese: descartar
  • Romanian: a elimina
  • Russian: отвергать
  • Latin American Spanish: descartar
  • Swedish: avfärda
  • Thai: ไม่ยอมรับ
  • Turkish: hesaba katmamak
  • Ukrainian: виключати
  • Vietnamese: loại trừ trừ ra

Chinese translation of 'rule out'

rule out

vt

  1. [idea, possibility] 排除 (páichú)
  2. [situation, competition] 使成为(為)不可能 (shǐ chéngwéi bù kěnéng)
    murder cannot be ruled out 不排除他杀(殺)的可能性 (bù páichú tāshā de kěnéngxìng)
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