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reject

re·ject

UK/ˈɾid͡ʒɛkt/ US/ˈɹiːd͡ʒɛkt/ fairly common slang
verb (7) noun (1)

verb

1.

refuse to accept or acknowledge

  • “I reject the idea of starting a war”
  • “The journal rejected the student”
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2.

refuse to accept

  • “He refused my offer of hospitality”
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3.

deem wrong or inappropriate

  • “I disapprove of her child rearing methods”
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4.

reject with contempt

  • “She spurned his advances”
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5.

resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

  • “His body rejected the liver of the donor”
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6.

refuse entrance or membership

  • “They turned away hundreds of fans”
  • “Black people were often rejected by country clubs”
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7.

dismiss from consideration

  • “John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”
  • “This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration”
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noun

1.

the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

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Origin

From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).

Phrases

  • initial reject
  • rejected landing
  • rejected takeoff

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