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| 1. | [ verb ] refuse to accept or acknowledge | |
| Examples: | "I reject the idea of starting a war" "The journal rejected the student's paper" |
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| Related terms: | accept judge dismiss renounce disbelieve reprobate repudiate recuse rejection | |
| 2. | [ verb ] refuse to accept | |
| Synonyms: | refuse turn_down decline pass_up | |
| Examples: | "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
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| Related terms: | accept dishonor bounce refusal nonacceptance | |
| 3. | [ verb ] refuse to approve | |
| Synonyms: | disapprove | |
| Examples: | "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" |
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| Related terms: | approve judge object deter deprecate rejection | |
| 4. | [ verb ] reject with contempt | |
| Synonyms: | spurn disdain scorn pooh-pooh turn_down freeze_off | |
| Examples: | "She spurned his advances" |
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| Related terms: | refuse rebuff refuse spurner scorner cull | |
| 5. | [ verb ] resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ | |
| Synonyms: | resist refuse | |
| Examples: | "His body rejected the liver of the donor" |
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| Related terms: | react | |
| 6. | [ verb ] dismiss from consideration | |
| Synonyms: | eliminate rule_out | |
| Examples: | "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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| 7. | [ verb ] refuse entrance or membership | |
| Synonyms: | turn_away refuse turn_down | |
| Examples: | "They turned away hundreds of fans" "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" |
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| Related terms: | admit refusal nonacceptance | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (psychology) the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality | |
| Synonyms: | cull | |
| Related terms: | decision_making | |
| Similar spelling: |
rejected resect rejective rejection resection |
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