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reject
[ verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt ]
verb (used with object)
- to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.:
to reject the offer of a better job.
Synonyms:
- to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.).
Synonyms:
- to refuse to accept (someone or something); rebuff:
The other children rejected him. The publisher rejected the author's latest novel.
Synonyms: ,
- to discard as useless or unsatisfactory:
The mind rejects painful memories.
Synonyms: ,
- to cast out or eject; vomit.
- to cast out or off.
- Medicine/Medical. (of a human or other animal) to have an immunological reaction against (a transplanted organ or grafted tissue):
If tissue types are not matched properly, a patient undergoing a transplant will reject the graft.
noun
- something rejected, as an imperfect article.
Synonyms:
reject
verb
- to refuse to accept, acknowledge, use, believe, etc
- to throw out as useless or worthless; discard
- to rebuff (a person)
- (of an organism) to fail to accept (a foreign tissue graft or organ transplant) because of immunological incompatibility
noun
- something rejected as imperfect, unsatisfactory, or useless
Derived Forms
- ˈپ, adjective
- ˈپDz, noun
- ˈٲ, adjective
- ˈٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·a· adjective
- ·İ noun
- ·t adjective
- r· verb (used with object)
- ܲȴ-·Ļ adjective
- un·a· adjective
- ܲr·Ļ adjective
- un·t adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of reject1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Project 2025, the conservative blueprint written by Trump’s allies last year, advised the president to review and possibly reject the program’s assessments.
Conservation groups are urging ministers to reject plans for an offshore wind farm which the developer predicts will kill tens of thousands of seabirds.
Downing Street said it would not be changing course on net zero - and rejected Sir Tony's suggestions that the public was no longer prepared to make sacrifices to meet green goals.
However, that request was rejected by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, who said it would not be in the public interest.
Sources close to the California-based couple reject that this card was a breach of the agreement struck on their departure from royal duties.
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