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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: deny
- to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.).
Synonyms: deny
- to refuse to accept (someone or something); rebuff:
The other children rejected him. The publisher rejected the author's latest novel.
- to discard as useless or unsatisfactory:
The mind rejects painful memories.
- 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: second
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
- reˈjective, adjective
- reˈjection, noun
- reˈjectable, adjective
- reˈjecter, noun
Other Words From
- re·jecta·ble adjective
- re·jecter noun
- re·jective adjective
- prere·ject verb (used with object)
- quasi-re·jected adjective
- unre·jecta·ble adjective
- unre·jected adjective
- unre·jective adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of reject1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Officials believe this could be a reference to what critics call the "three Ds of insurance" - tactics used by insurance companies to reject payment claims by patients in America's complicated healthcare system.
But a Nevada probate commissioner rejected the request to amend the trust that had been opposed by Murdoch’s other children named in the trust — Prudence, James and Elisabeth.
Attorneys from the Department of Justice are urging the federal court to reject the request, according to ABC News, claiming “critical national-security interests.”
Discovery’s attempt to match Amazon bid is rejected, ending TNT’s run as an NBA partner after next season.
On Friday, judges rejected the idea that the law was unconstitutional - saying it was the result of "extensive, bipartisan action" by lawmakers.
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