reject
[ verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt ]
/ verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt /
verb (used with object)
noun
something rejected, as an imperfect article.
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Origin of reject
First recorded in 1485–95; (verb) from Latin rējectus, past participle of rējicere “to throw back,” equivalent to re-re- + jec-, combining form of jacere “to throw” + -tus past participle suffix
synonym study for reject
1. See refuse1.
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British Dictionary definitions for reject
reject
verb (rɪˈdʒɛkt) (tr)
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 (ˈriːdʒɛkt)
something rejected as imperfect, unsatisfactory, or useless
Derived forms of reject
rejectable, adjectiverejecter or rejector, nounrejection, nounrejective, adjectiveWord Origin for reject
C15: from Latin rēicere to throw back, from re- + jacere to hurl
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Medical definitions for reject
reject
[ rĭ-jĕkt′ ]
v.
To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or use something.
To discard as defective or useless; throw away.
To spit out or vomit.
To resist immunologically introduction of a transplanted organ or tissue; fail to accept in one's body.
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