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| VERB | 1 | rule out, preclude, close out | Make impossible, especially beforehand |
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| 2 | rule out, rule in | Include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules | |
| 3 | rule out, eliminate, winnow out, reject | Dismiss from consideration or a contest |
| Meaning | Make impossible, especially beforehand. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | preclude, close out |
| Broader | obviate, rid of, eliminate |
| See also | rule |
| Meaning | Include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Synonyms | rule in |
| Broader | rule, decree |
| Meaning | Dismiss from consideration or a contest. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Synonyms | eliminate, winnow out, reject |
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