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Reject
Definitions
- 1 Something that is rejected.
"Almost all line segments will be trivial accepts or trivial rejects, so the above covers the vast majority of cases."
- 2 the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality wordnet
- 3 An unpopular person. derogatory, slang
- 4 A rejected defective product in a production line. colloquial
"In all of India, China, Africa, and much of the southern American continent, those who had the leisure and wallet for fashion […] would have killed for the street merchandise of Manhattan, as also for […] the reject china and designer-label bargains to be found in downtown discount emporia."
- 5 A rejected takeoff.
- 1 To refuse to accept; to forswear. transitive
"She even rejected my improved offer."
- 2 dismiss from consideration or a contest wordnet
- 3 To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- 4 not accept something given or offered wordnet
- 5 To refuse a romantic advance. transitive
"I've been rejected three times this week."
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- 6 reject with contempt wordnet
- 7 deem wrong or inappropriate wordnet
- 8 not accept as true wordnet
- 9 refuse entrance or membership wordnet
- 10 resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ wordnet
Etymology
From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).
From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).
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