VERB | stative | rule out, preclude, close out | make impossible, especially beforehand |
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competition | rule out, rule in | include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules | |
cognition | 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 | Do away with |
See also | rule | decide with authority |
Spanish | descartar, excluir, ignorar, impedir, imposibilitar, prohibir |
Meaning | Include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | rule in | |
Broader | rule, decree | decide with authority |
Spanish | dictaminar |
Meaning | dismiss from consideration or a contest. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | eliminate, winnow out, reject | |
Spanish | descartar, eliminar, evitar, rechazar | |
Catalan | descartar, eliminar, evitar, rebutjar |
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