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   reject

   verb

   • 1. dismiss as inadequate, unacceptable, or faulty: "union negotiators rejected a 1.5 per cent pay award"
   • ▪ refuse to agree to (a request): "an application to hold a pop concert at the club was rejected" Similar turn downrefusedeclinesay no todismissspurninformal:give the thumbs down togive the red light togive something a missknock backrare:negativeOpposite accept
   • ▪ fail to show due affection or concern for (someone); rebuff: "she didn't want him to feel he had been rejected after his sister was born" Similar rebuffspurnrepudiatecut offcast offcast asidediscardjettisonabandondesertturn one's back onhave nothing (more) to do withwash one's hands ofcast outshut outexcludeshuncold-shouldergive someone the cold shoulderostracizeblackballblacklistavoidgive a wide berth toignoresnubcut deadkeep at arm's lengthleave out in the coldsend to Coventrydisfellowshipinformal:give someone the brush-offkick someone in the teethfreeze outhand someone the frozen mittinformal, dated:give someone the go-byinformal:give someone the pushgive someone the elbowgive someone the big Ebin offblankgive someone the airdated:cutexcommunicatearchaic:forsakeOpposite welcome
   • ▪ show an immune response to (a transplanted organ or tissue) so that it fails to survive: "his body could begin to reject the implanted heart"

   noun

   • 1. a person or thing dismissed as inadequate or unacceptable: "some of the team's rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships" Similar failureloserincompetentflotsam
   • ▪ an item sold cheaply because of minor flaws: "reject china plates" Similar substandard articlediscardsecondsubstandard goods

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin reject- ‘thrown back’, from the verb reicere, from re- ‘back’ + jacere ‘to throw’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. rejectable adjective
   • 2. rejector noun
   • 3. rejectee noun

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishreject verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   Definition of reject verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job. to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.). to refuse to accept (someone or something); rebuff: The other children rejected him.

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   To refuse, decline, or dismiss something or someone. "The university had to reject a high number of applicants due to limited enrollment capacity." Detailed meaning of reject. It involves the deliberate decision to not accept, embrace, or agree with a particular idea, proposal, object, or person.

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   Reject definition: To resist immunologically the introduction of (a transplanted organ or tissue); fail to accept as part of one's own body.

6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › rejectreject | meaning of reject in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   reject meaning, definition, what is reject: to refuse to accept, believe in, or agre...: Learn more.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREJECT | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   to refuse to accept or agree with something: The United States government rejected the proposal. Fewer examples. She rejected claims that she had lied. The proposal for a new sports hall has been rejected. She felt obliged to reject his offer of assistance. The manager rejects the criticism that his team have received.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREJECT - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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   Definitions of 'reject' 1. If you reject something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it. [...] 2. If you reject a belief or a political system, you refuse to believe in it or to live by its rules. [...] 3. If someone is rejected for a job or course of study, it is not offered to them. [...] More

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   A reject is a product that has not been accepted for use or sale, because there is something wrong with it. The check shirt is a reject - too small. American English : reject / ˈridʒɛkt /

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    Oct 22, 2024 · reject (third-person singular simple present rejects, present participle rejecting, simple past and past participle rejected) ( transitive ) To refuse to accept ; to forswear. She even rejected my improved offer.

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    REJECT meaning: 1 : to refuse to believe, accept, or consider (something); 2 : to decide not to publish (something) or make (something) available to the public because it is not good enough