reject (n.)

  1. the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

    [ Syn: cull ]

    reject (v.)

  1. refuse to accept or acknowledge; I reject the idea of starting a war; The journal rejected the student's paper'

  2. refuse to accept; He refused my offer of hospitality

    [ Syn: refuse , pass up , turn down , decline ]

  3. deem wrong or inappropriate; I disapprove of her child rearing methods

    [ Syn: disapprove ]

  4. reject with contempt; She spurned his advances

    [ Syn: spurn , freeze off , scorn , pooh-pooh , disdain , turn down ]

  5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; His body rejected the liver of the donor

    [ Syn: resist , refuse ]

  6. refuse entrance or membership; They turned away hundreds of fans; Black people were often rejected by country clubs

    [ Syn: turn down , turn away , refuse ]

  7. 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

    [ Syn: rule out , eliminate , winnow out ]

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