rulesomething or someoneout
phrasal verbwithruleverbuk/ruːl/us/ruːl/
C2
todecideor sayofficiallythat something isimpossibleor will nothappen, or that something or someone is notsuitable:
Thepolicehaven'tyetruledoutmurder.
I won'truleout aJuneelection.
Thepolicehave notruledhim outasasuspect.
- The UNrushtomandatewartotallyruledout anyalternatives.
- Herefusedtoruleout thepossibilityof acomeback.
- Smith has beenruledout ofcontentionfor the manager'sjob.
- Thediscoveryrulesout alinkbetween thesuspectand thesceneofcrime.
- We would notruleout thepossibilityofre-enteringtheB2Cmarketifconditionschange.
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- abnegation
- bar
- batsomething/someoneaway
- blow(something)out
- brush
- disown
- jettison
- laugh
- miss a chance/opportunityidiom
- punt onsomething
- quit
- quit onsomeone
- react
- react againstsomething
- repudiate
- resistant
- spurn
- turnyournose upidiom
- unclaimed