noun. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality |
verb. refuse to accept or acknowledge I reject the idea of starting a war|The journal rejected the student's paper |
verb. refuse to accept He refused my offer of hospitality |
verb. deem wrong or inappropriate I disapprove of her child rearing methods |
verb. reject with contempt She spurned his advances |
verb. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ His body rejected the liver of the donor |
verb. refuse entrance or membership They turned away hundreds of fans|Black people were often rejected by country clubs |
verb. dismiss from consideration or a contest 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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