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RULE IN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rule in mean?
• RULE IN (verb)
The verb RULE IN has 1 sense:
1. include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
Familiarity information: RULE IN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Include or exclude by determining judicially or in agreement with rules
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
rule in; rule out
Hypernyms (to "rule in" is one way to...):
decree; rule (decide with authority)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Context examples
He had no occupation, but was interested in several companies and went into town as a rule in the morning, returning by the 5:14 from Cannon Street every night.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
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