# rule out

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To cross an item out by drawing a straight line through it, as with a ruler.
2. To reject an option from a list of possibilities.
3. To make something impossible.
4. To disallow.
5. To make unavailable.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/rule-out