reject
Etymology

From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere, from re- ("back") + iacere.

Pronunciation
  • (verb) enPR: rĭjĕktʹ, IPA: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
  • (noun) enPR: rēʹjĕkt, IPA: /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/
Verb

reject (rejects, present participle rejecting; simple past and past participle rejected)

  1. (transitive) To refuse to accept.
    She even rejected my improved offer.
    • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC ↗:
      One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.
  2. (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
  3. (transitive) To refuse a romantic advance.
    I've been rejected three times this week.
Synonyms Antonyms Translations Translations Noun

reject (plural rejects)

  1. Something that is rejected.
  2. (derogatory, slang) An unpopular person.
  3. (colloquial) A rejected defective product in a production line.
    • 2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 6 ↗:
      In all of India, China, Africa, and much of the southern American continent, those who had the leisure and wallet for fashion […] would have killed for the street merchandise of Manhattan, as also for […] the reject china and designer-label bargains to be found in downtown discount emporia.
  4. (aviation) A rejected takeoff.
Synonyms Translations
  • Spanish: artículo defectuoso
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