eng: rule out

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Meaning
means	(verb) make impossible, especially beforehand preclude, close out, rule out
means	(verb) include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules rule out, rule in
means	(verb) 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" reject, rule out, winnow out, eliminate