rule in

To decide definitively that something will or can possibly happen. (Used especially—and somewhat redundantly—in the phrase "not ruled in or ruled out.") Look, nothing has been ruled in or ruled out at this stage, so we just have to wait until the doctors have more information to work with. We'll neither rule in nor rule out the possibility of a shakeup in management if this branch's profits continue to fall.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nola	['nəulə]
Gavriel	-	Hebrew
AmÁLia	-	Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Filippus	-	Dutch
Dubaku	-	Western African, Akan
Audrey	['ɔ:dri]