reject

noun

  1. 1

    the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

verb

  1. 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. 2

    refuse to accept or acknowledge

    I reject the idea of starting a war

    The journal rejected the student's paper

  3. 3

    reject with contempt

    She spurned his advances

  4. 4

    deem wrong or inappropriate

    I disapprove of her child rearing methods

  5. 5

    refuse to accept

    He refused my offer of hospitality

  6. 6

    refuse entrance or membership

    They turned away hundreds of fans

    Black people were often rejected by country clubs

  7. 7

    resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

    His body rejected the liver of the donor

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