winnow out

Verb

Meaning

dismiss from consideration or a contest

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

eliminate reject rule out

Examples

Guerrilla marketing requires you to comprehend every facet of marketing, experiment with many of them, winnow out the losers, double up on the winners, and then use the marketing tactics that prove themselves to you in the battleground of real life. Jay Conrad Levinson

John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi Source: Internet

This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Winnister winnonish winnow winnow sheet winnow the wheat from the chaff winnower