Meaning of reject in English

1. Pronunciation

   /rəˈdʒɛkt/

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1. Verb

   reject

   Etymology

   late Middle English: from Latin reject-‘thrown back’, from the verb reicere, from re-‘back’ + jacere‘to throw’

   Definitions

   1. refuse to accept or acknowledge

   Examples

   • « I reject the idea of starting a war »
   • « The journal rejected the student's paper »

   Antonyms

   • accept
2. 2. refuse to accept

   Examples

   • « He refused my offer of hospitality »

   Antonyms

   • accept
   • take
   • have
3. 3. deem wrong or inappropriate

   Examples

   • « I disapprove of her child rearing methods »

   Antonyms

   • approve
   • O.K.
   • okay
   • sanction
4. 4. reject with contempt

   Examples

   • « She spurned his advances »
5. 5. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

   Examples

   • « His body rejected the liver of the donor »
6. 6. refuse entrance or membership

   Examples

   • « They turned away hundreds of fans »
   • « Black people were often rejected by country clubs »

   Antonyms

   • admit
   • allow in
   • let in
   • intromit
7. 7. dismiss from consideration

   Examples

   • « John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi »
   • « This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration »

8. Noun

   reject

   Definitions

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