Definitions for reject
rɪˈdʒɛkt; ˈri dʒɛktre·ject

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cull, rejectverb

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

2. rejectverb

   refuse to accept or acknowledge

   "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"

3. refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, declineverb

   refuse to accept

   "He refused my offer of hospitality"

4. disapprove, rejectverb

   deem wrong or inappropriate

   "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

5. reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn downverb

   reject with contempt

   "She spurned his advances"

6. resist, reject, refuseverb

   resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ

   "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

7. reject, turn down, turn away, refuseverb

   refuse entrance or membership

   "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

8. rule out, eliminate, winnow out, rejectverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rejectnoun

   Something that is rejected.

2. rejectnoun

   An unpopular person.

3. rejectverb

   to refuse to accept

   She even rejected my improved offer.

4. rejectverb

   to block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Rejectverb

   Etymology: rejicio,rejectus, Lat.

   1. To dismiss without compliance with proposal or acceptance of offer.

   Barbarossa was rejected into Syria, although he perceived that it tended to his disgrace. Richard Knolles, History of the Turks.

   2. To cast off; to make an abject.

   Thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king. 1 Sam. xv. 26.

   Give me wisdom, and reject me not from among thy children. Wisd. ix. 4.

   He is despised and rejected of men, a man of sorrows. Is.

   3. To refuse; not to accept.

   Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest. Hosea iv. 6.

   Whether it be a divine revelation or no, reason must judge, which can never permit the mind to reject a greater evidence, to embrace what is less evident. John Locke.

   4. To throw aside.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reject

   To reject means to refuse to accept, acknowledge, or agree with something. This could be rejecting a proposal, an idea, a request, or a physical object. The term is also often used in a social context to indicate exclusion or not accepting someone's company or advances.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rejectverb

   to cast from one; to throw away; to discard

2. Rejectverb

   to refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate

3. Rejectverb

   to refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request

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1. Reject

   Reject is a 7 inch Split EP by punk rock band Anti-Flag and ska punk band Against All Authority, released in 1996. Though the original EP is hard to find in music stores, due to its DIY release, it can be found spread about the internet on music-sharing sites.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reject

   rē-jekt′, v.t. to throw away: to refuse: to renounce: to despise.—adjs. Rejec′table, Rejec′tible.—n.pl. Rejectamen′ta, excrement.—ns. Rejec′ter, -or; Rejec′tion, act of rejecting: refusal.—adj. Rejec′tive.—n. Reject′ment. [L. rejicĕre, rejectum—re-, back, jacĕre, to throw.]

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'reject' in Verbs Frequency: #324

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reject in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reject in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of reject in a Sentence

1. Barack Obama:

   We should soundly reject language coming out of the mouths of any of our leaders that feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalizes racist sentiments ; leaders who demonize those who don't look like us, or suggest that other people, including immigrants, threaten our way of life, or refer to other people as sub-human, or imply that America belongs to just one certain type of people, it's time for the overwhelming majority of Americans of goodwill, of every race and faith and political party, to say as much -- clearly and unequivocally.

2. Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto:

   Here and now I reject all western European criticism regarding our cooperation with Russia in the field of energy.

3. Tim Charters:

   Congress should reject these bills, which would only outsource energy production to countries like Saudi Arabia and Russia, and instead stand up American energy produced with American values.

4. Jay Sekulow:

   What happened today makes a bad deal even worse, we will now focus our attention on convincing Congress to reject this deal.

5. Casey Katims:

   Epidemiologists and public health experts reject that narrative, it's fair to say we are highly concerned.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reject
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reject
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=reject
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reject
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reject
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=reject