reject
noun
- 1
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
verb
- 1
dismiss from consideration or a contest
John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
- 2
refuse to accept or acknowledge
I reject the idea of starting a war
The journal rejected the student's paper
- 3
reject with contempt
She spurned his advances
- 4
deem wrong or inappropriate
I disapprove of her child rearing methods
- 5
refuse to accept
He refused my offer of hospitality
- 6
refuse entrance or membership
They turned away hundreds of fans
Black people were often rejected by country clubs
- 7
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
His body rejected the liver of the donor
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