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reject - Dictionary definition and meaning for reject

REJECT

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

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