Välistate

Välistate is the second-person plural present tense form of the Estonian verb välistama, meaning to exclude, to omit, or to rule out. The form indicates that the addressed group (you all) is performing the action of excluding something from consideration or selection.

Etymology and form: Välistama is a transitive verb, and välistate is the conjugated stem with the plural second-person ending -te. The corresponding forms include välistan (I exclude), välistad (you exclude in the singular informal), and välistavad (they exclude). The word is commonly used in formal or semi-formal contexts such as policy, evaluation, and decision-making processes.

Usage: Välistate is used to state that a group excludes a particular option, candidate, item, or factor. The object of exclusion typically appears in a case form such as the genitive or partitive, depending on the syntactic construction. Examples:

- Te välistate selle variandi, sest see ei vasta nõuetele. (You all exclude this option because it does not meet the requirements.)

- Hinnangu käigus välistate ebakvalifitseeritud kandidaadid. (During the evaluation, you exclude unqualified candidates.)

Context and nuance: Välistamine (the noun form) refers to the act or process of excluding. The term is common in administrative, evaluative, and analytical writing. While it is primarily an Estonian-language verb form, its meaning aligns with general concepts of filtering, narrowing down choices, or setting aside irrelevant or unsuitable items.

Related terms: välistama (to exclude), välistamine (exclusion), välistav (excluder/excluding, as an adjective).

Note: Välistate is a grammatical form, not a standalone noun, so its interpretation depends on the surrounding sentence and context.