reject

reject
I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rejectus, past participle of reicere, from re- + jacere to throw — more at jet Date: 15th century 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. to subject to immunological rejection Synonyms: see declinerejecter or rejector nounrejectingly adverbrejective adjective II. noun Date: circa 1555 a rejected person or thing; especially one rejected as not wanted, unsatisfactory, or not fulfilling standard requirements

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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