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   re·ject

   verb

   • 1. dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one's taste: "union negotiators rejected a 1.5 percent pay increase"
   • ▪ 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 failing to meet standards or satisfy tastes: "some of the team's rejects have gone on to prove themselves in championships" Similar failureloserincompetentflotsam

   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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   The meaning of REJECTED is not given approval or acceptance. How to use rejected in a sentence.

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   1. a. : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use. rejected the suggestion. reject a manuscript. b. : to refuse to hear, receive, or admit : rebuff, repel. parents who reject their children. c. : to refuse as lover or spouse. 2. obsolete : to cast off. 3. : throw back, repulse. 4. : to spew out. 5.

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   reject. verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈdʒekt / us / rɪˈdʒekt / B2. to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone: The appeal was rejected by the court. Coin-operated machines in England reject euros. The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.

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   to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone: The school rejects a third of all applicants. To reject someone is also to treat someone in a way that shows you do not feel affection for that person:

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREJECTED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   reject. verb [ T ] uk / rɪˈdʒekt / us / rɪˈdʒekt / B2. to refuse to accept, use, or believe something or someone: The appeal was rejected by the court. Coin-operated machines in England reject euros. The prime minister rejected the suggestion that it was time for him to resign.

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   To refuse to consider or grant; deny: The manager rejected all requests for time off. The college rejected the student's application.

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   5 days ago · Definitions of rejected. adjective. rebuffed (by a lover) without warning. synonyms: jilted, spurned. unloved. not loved. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Rejected." Vocabulary.com Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/rejected. Accessed 01 Jul. 2024. Copy citation. Examples from books and articles. loading examples...

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   The meaning of REJECTION is the action of rejecting : the state of being rejected. How to use rejection in a sentence.

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    verb. to refuse to accept, acknowledge, use, believe, etc. to throw out as useless or worthless; discard. to rebuff (a person) (of an organism) to fail to accept (a foreign tissue graft or organ transplant) because of immunological incompatibility. noun. something rejected as imperfect, unsatisfactory, or useless. Discover More. Derived Forms.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionreject verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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