RULE SB/STH


Meaning of RULE SB/STH in English

out

1.

rule (as sth) to state that sth is not possible or that sb/sth is not suitable

SYN exclude :

Police have not ruled out the possibility that the man was murdered.

The proposed solution was ruled out as too expensive.

2.

to prevent sb from doing sth; to prevent sth from happening :

His age effectively ruled him out as a possible candidate.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.