Ignore and Rule out

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Ignore verb - To fail to give proper attention to.

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Rule out and ignore are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule out" instead a verb "Ignore".

Nearby Words: ignorance, ignoring

Rule out verb - To prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of.

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Ignore and rule out are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ignore" instead a verb "Rule out".

Some yaoi fans gleefully seize on this as proof that Heero/Relena is non-Canon and never would be, which ignores what Ikeda said after that, which was (paraphrased) "I wouldn't rule out the possibility, though." They also ignore the fact that he said he didn't intend ANY romance at all.

Source: God Never Said That

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