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(v)
preclude
,
rule out
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close out
make impossible, especially beforehand
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(v)
rule out
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rule in
include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
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(v)
rule out
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eliminate
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winnow out
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reject
dismiss from consideration or a contest
“John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”
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“This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration”
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