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reject

2 entries found.


Main Entry:
1re·ject 
          Listen to the pronunciation of 1reject
Pronunciation:
\ri-ˈjekt\
Function:
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 spouse2obsolete : to cast off3: throw back , repulse4: to spew out5: to subject to immunological rejection
synonyms see decline
re·ject·er or re·jec·tor 
          Listen to the pronunciation of rejector \-ˈjek-tər\ noun
re·ject·ing·ly 
          Listen to the pronunciation of rejectingly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb
re·jec·tive 
          Listen to the pronunciation of rejective \-ˈjek-tiv\ adjective


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