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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
The High Court Judge hearing the case, Sir Jonathan Cohen, rejected Ossai and his British wife's application to be assessed to care for Lucy.
The remarks from Kennedy drew widespread anger from people with autism who reject the notion of needing to be repaired, but also responses from those pushing for a greater understanding of autism.
"Russia rejects all this. Without pressure this cannot be resolved. Pressure on Russia is necessary."
Earlier this week, the Israeli foreign ministry rejected criticism of the blockade from the UK, France and Germany, which called it "intolerable" and demanded it end immediately in a joint statement.
It was rejected, but he holds it proudly today as one of his first professional designs.
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