rejected Meaning, Definition & Usage
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verb refuse to accept or acknowledge
reject.
- I reject the idea of starting a war
- The journal rejected the student's paper
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verb refuse to accept
decline; refuse; pass up; turn down; reject.
- He refused my offer of hospitality
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verb deem wrong or inappropriate
disapprove; reject.
- I disapprove of her child rearing methods
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verb reject with contempt
freeze off; spurn; disdain; reject; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
- She spurned his advances
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verb resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
resist; refuse; reject.
- His body rejected the liver of the donor
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verb refuse entrance or membership
refuse; turn away; turn down; reject.
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
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verb dismiss from consideration or a contest
winnow out; reject; eliminate; rule out.
- John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
- This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
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adjective satellite rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
jilted; spurned.
- jilted at the altar