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reject

[ verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.:

    to reject the offer of a better job.

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  2. to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.).

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  3. to refuse to accept (someone or something); rebuff:

    The other children rejected him. The publisher rejected the author's latest novel.

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  4. to discard as useless or unsatisfactory:

    The mind rejects painful memories.

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  5. to cast out or eject; vomit.
  6. to cast out or off.
  7. 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

  1. something rejected, as an imperfect article.

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reject

verb

  1. to refuse to accept, acknowledge, use, believe, etc
  2. to throw out as useless or worthless; discard
  3. to rebuff (a person)
  4. (of an organism) to fail to accept (a foreign tissue graft or organ transplant) because of immunological incompatibility
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. something rejected as imperfect, unsatisfactory, or useless
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳦳پ, adjective
  • ˈ𳦳پDz, noun
  • ˈ𳦳ٲ, adjective
  • ˈ𳦳ٱ, noun
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reject1

First recorded in 1485–95; (verb) from Latin ŧ𳦳ٳܲ, past participle of ŧᾱ “to throw back,” equivalent to re- re- + jec-, combining form of jacere “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of reject1

C15: from Latin ŧ to throw back, from re- + jacere to hurl
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Project 2025, the conservative blueprint written by Trump’s allies last year, advised the president to review and possibly reject the program’s assessments.

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Conservation groups are urging ministers to reject plans for an offshore wind farm which the developer predicts will kill tens of thousands of seabirds.

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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.

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However, that request was rejected by Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes, who said it would not be in the public interest.

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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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