ruin
— Verb
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~ reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
rule out
— Verb
– English
~ include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
rule
— Verb
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~ be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance; "Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
rule
— Verb
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~ decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty"
rule out
— Verb
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~ make impossible, especially beforehand
rule out
— Verb
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~ dismiss from consideration or a contest; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
rule in
— Verb
– English
~ include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
rule
— Verb
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~ exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"
rule
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~ keep in check; "rule one's temper"
rule
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~ mark or draw with a ruler; "rule the margins"
rule
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~ have an affinity with; of signs of the zodiac
rule
— Verb
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~ decide with authority; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed"
rumble
— Verb
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~ to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds; "he grumbled a rude response"; "Stones grumbled down the cliff"
rumble
— Verb
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~ make a low noise; "rumbling thunder"
ruminate
— Verb
– English
~ reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"