reject
/rɪdʒˈɛkt/
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Definitions
Noun
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Verb
refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student''s paper"
Verb
refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
Verb
deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
Verb
reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
Verb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
Verb
refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Verb
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"
Synonyms
cull
decline
disapprove
disdain
eliminate
freeze off
pass up
pooh-pooh
refuse
resist
rule out
scorn
spurn
turn away
turn down
winnow out