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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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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.

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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.

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"Russia rejects all this. Without pressure this cannot be resolved. Pressure on Russia is necessary."

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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.

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It was rejected, but he holds it proudly today as one of his first professional designs.

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