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