What does Reject mean?

Definitions for Reject
rɪˈdʒɛkt; ˈri dʒɛktre·ject

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cull, rejectverb

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

  2. rejectverb

    refuse to accept or acknowledge

    "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"

  3. refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declineverb

    refuse to accept

    "He refused my offer of hospitality"

  4. disapprove, rejectverb

    deem wrong or inappropriate

    "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

  5. reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn downverb

    reject with contempt

    "She spurned his advances"

  6. resist, reject, refuseverb

    resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

    "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

  7. reject, turn down, turn away, refuseverb

    refuse entrance or membership

    "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

  8. rule out, eliminate, winnow out, rejectverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. rejectnoun

    Something that is rejected.

  2. rejectnoun

    An unpopular person.

  3. rejectverb

    to refuse to accept

    She even rejected my improved offer.

  4. rejectverb

    to block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Rejectverb

    Etymology: rejicio,rejectus, Lat.

    Barbarossa was rejected into Syria, although he perceived that it tended to his disgrace. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

    Thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king. 1 Sam. xv. 26.

    Give me wisdom, and reject me not from among thy children. Wisd. ix. 4.

    He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows. Is.

    Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest. Hosea iv. 6.

    Whether it be a divine revelation or no, reason must judge, which can never permit the mind to reject a greater evidence, to embrace what is less evident. John Locke.

ChatGPT

  1. reject

    To reject means to refuse to accept, acknowledge, or agree with something. This could be rejecting a proposal, an idea, a request, or a physical object. The term is also often used in a social context to indicate exclusion or not accepting someone's company or advances.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Rejectverb

    to cast from one; to throw away; to discard

  2. Rejectverb

    to refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate

  3. Rejectverb

    to refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request

Wikidata

  1. Reject

    Reject is a 7 inch Split EP by punk rock band Anti-Flag and ska punk band Against All Authority, released in 1996. Though the original EP is hard to find in music stores, due to its DIY release, it can be found spread about the internet on music-sharing sites.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Reject

    rē-jekt′, v.t. to throw away: to refuse: to renounce: to despise.—adjs. Rejec′table, Rejec′tible.—n.pl. Rejectamen′ta, excrement.—ns. Rejec′ter, -or; Rejec′tion, act of rejecting: refusal.—adj. Rejec′tive.—n. Reject′ment. [L. rejicĕre, rejectumre-, back, jacĕre, to throw.]

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  1. Verbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'Reject' in Verbs Frequency: #324

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Reject in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Reject in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Reject in a Sentence

  1. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn:

    The Prime Minister's negotiations have failed. Last night's agreement with the European Commission does not contain anything approaching the changes Theresa May promised parliament, that's why lawmakers must reject this deal today.

  2. Senate Democrats:

    Republicans reject Democrats' reckless threat to continue blocking job-saving funding unless we renegotiate unrelated programs which are not in similar peril.

  3. House Speaker Paul Ryan:

    If a person wants to be the nominee of the Republican Party, there can be no evasion and no games. They must reject any group or cause that is built on bigotry.

  4. Omar Hmaidan:

    We do not reject dialogue, but we believe that the UN rushed to determine the date of the dialogue and its mechanisms, we have decided to postpone the vote to participate or not to next Sunday.

  5. Marcus Aurelius:

    Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears.

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