Outrule
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To rule out; to eliminate by deduction. transitive
"The possibility of remote Mediterranean ancestry cannot be outruled in the family investigated in the present study, though the pedigree was traced back to 1850 without evidence […]"
- 2 To rule or reign longer or better than. transitive
"Among those that I do not feature, Queen Elizabeth and Isabella of Castile outruled male monarchs […]"
Example
More examples"The possibility of remote Mediterranean ancestry cannot be outruled in the family investigated in the present study, though the pedigree was traced back to 1850 without evidence […]"
Etymology
From out- + rule.
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