verb
utesluta
rule out
Definition & meaning
The word "utesluta" primarily means to exclude or to rule out. It is used in two main contexts:
- To exclude: To prevent someone from participating in a group, a meeting, or an organization. For example, if a member of a club violates the rules, the board might decide to utesluta that person.
- To rule out: To eliminate a possibility or a potential cause after consideration. In a medical or investigative context, if a certain theory is proven wrong, you can utesluta it from the investigation.
Grammar & Word origin
Grammatically, "utesluta" is a strong verb. Its forms are:
- Present: utesluter
- Past (Preterite): uteslöt
- Supine: uteslutit
- Imperative: uteslut
The word is a compound of two parts: "ute" (out) and "sluta" (to close or shut). While "sluta" in modern Swedish usually means "to stop" or "to end," in this compound, it retains its older Germanic meaning of "to close" (related to the German word "schließen"). Therefore, the literal meaning is "to shut out."
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonyms
- exkludera (to exclude)
- avfärda (to dismiss/reject)
- eliminera (to eliminate)
- avlägsna (to remove)
- bortse från[?](vocabuo://word/bortse från) (to disregard/leave out)
Antonyms
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