rule out
verb- To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
- To reject an option from a list of possibilities. · As Jane Doe had an alibi, the police were able to rule her out as a suspect.
- To make something impossible. · The constant rain ruled out any chance of a game of tennis.
- To disallow.
- To make unavailable.
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