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re·ject
(rĭ-jĕkt′)tr.v. re·ject·ed, re·ject·ing, re·jects
1.
a. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of: He rejected their version of what happened. The store rejected the merchandise because it was damaged. See Synonyms at refuse1.
b. To refuse to consider or grant; deny: The manager rejected all requests for time off. The college rejected the student's application.
2.
a. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.
b. To refuse to accept (someone) as a lover, spouse, or friend; rebuff.
c. To refuse to give sufficient parental affection or care to (a child or young animal).
3. To spit out or vomit: The baby rejected the medicine.
4. Medicine To react to the introduction of (a transplanted organ or tissue) with a destructive immune response; fail to accept as part of one's own body.
n. (rē′jĕkt)
1. One that has been rejected: a reject from the varsity team; a tire that is a reject.
2. Slang A foolish or socially inept person.
[Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēicere, rēiect- : re-, re- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
re·ject′er, re·jec′tor n.
re·jec′tion (-jĕk′shən) adj.
re·jec′tive adj.
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reject
vb (tr)
1. to refuse to accept, acknowledge, use, believe, etc
2. to throw out as useless or worthless; discard
3. to rebuff (a person)
4. (Medicine) (of an organism) to fail to accept (a foreign tissue graft or organ transplant) because of immunological incompatibility
n
something rejected as imperfect, unsatisfactory, or useless
[C15: from Latin rēicere to throw back, from re- + jacere to hurl]
reˈjectable adj
reˈjecter, reˈjector n
reˈjection n
reˈjective adj
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re•ject
(v. rɪˈdʒɛkt; n. ˈri dʒɛkt)v.t.
1. to refuse to have, take, use, recognize, etc.: to reject a job offer.
2. to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.); deny.
3. to refuse to accept or admit; rebuff: The other children rejected him.
4. to discard as useless or unsatisfactory.
5. to eject; vomit.
6. to cast out or off.
7. to have an immunological reaction against (a transplanted organ or grafted tissue).
n. 8. something or someone that is rejected, as an imperfect or unwanted article.
[1485–95; (v.) < Latin rējectus, past participle of rējicere to throw back =re- re- + -jicere, comb. form of jacere to throw]
re•ject′er, n.
re•jec′tion, n.
re•jec′tive, adj.
syn: See refuse1.
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reject
- discard - First meant "throw out or reject a card from a hand."
- eighty-six - "Reject, discard"—may be rhyming slang for "nix."
- quash - From Latin quatere, "shake," it generally means "reject as invalid, especially by legal procedure," or "put an end to; suppress."
- reprove - To reject or express disapproval of something.
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reject
Past participle: rejected
Gerund: rejecting
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| Noun | 1. |  reject - the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in qualitydeciding, decision making - the cognitive process of reaching a decision; "a good executive must be good at decision making" |
| Verb | 1. | reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" disbelieve, discredit - reject as false; refuse to accept repudiate - refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid; "The woman repudiated the divorce settlement" recuse - challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law reprobate - reject (documents) as invalid repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" brush aside, brush off, discount, dismiss, disregard, ignore, push aside - bar from attention or consideration; "She dismissed his advances" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" |
| 2. |  reject - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"freeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" bounce - refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check" | |
| 3. | reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license" deprecate - express strong disapproval of; deplore deter, discourage - try to prevent; show opposition to; "We should discourage this practice among our youth" | |
| 4. |  reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" | |
| 5. | reject - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" | |
| 6. |  reject - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" | |
| 7. | reject - 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" |
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reject
verb
1. rebuff, drop, jilt, desert, turn down, ditch (slang), break with, spurn, refuse, say no to, repulse, throw over people who have been rejected by their lovers
rebuff accept
rebuff accept
2. deny, decline, abandon, exclude, veto, discard, relinquish, renounce, spurn, eschew, leave off, throw off, disallow, forsake, retract, repudiate, cast off, disown, forgo, disclaim, forswear, swear off, wash your hands of They are rejecting the values on which Thatcherism was built.
deny allow, agree, accept, approve, permit
deny allow, agree, accept, approve, permit
noun
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reject
verb1. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive:
Slang: nix.
Idiom: turn thumbs down on.
2. To refuse to recognize or acknowledge:
Idiom: turn one's back on.
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Translations
شَيء مَرْفوضيَرْفُضيَرْفُضُ
odmítnoutvrácené zboží
afvisekassering
torjua
odbiti
elvetkilökselejtvisszautasít
gölluî varahafna, afòakka
拒否する
거절하다
išbrokuotas gaminys
atteiktbrāķisnoraidīt
vrátený tovar
zavrniti
avvisa
ปฏิเสธ
reddetmekhatalı ürün
bác bỏ
reject
[rɪˈdʒekt]A. VT
1. (= refuse, turn down) [+ application] (for job) → rechazar; (for asylum, citizenship) → denegar, rechazar; [+ candidate, offer, manuscript, sb's advances] → rechazar; [+ bad coin, damaged goods] → rechazar, no aceptar; [+ plea] → ignorar, hacer caso omiso de
2. (= dismiss) [+ suggestion, possibility, solution] → descartar, rechazar; [+ motion, plan, proposal] → rechazar; [+ argument] → rechazar, no aceptar; [+ accusation] → negar
the proposal was rejected by a narrow margin → la propuesta fue rechazada por un escaso margen
she rejected accusations that → negó las acusaciones de que ...
the proposal was rejected by a narrow margin → la propuesta fue rechazada por un escaso margen
she rejected accusations that → negó las acusaciones de que ...
3. (= disown) [+ person] → rechazar
to feel rejected (emotionally) → sentirse rechazado; (socially) → sentirse marginado, sentirse rechazado
to feel rejected (emotionally) → sentirse rechazado; (socially) → sentirse marginado, sentirse rechazado
4. (Med) [+ food, tissue, new organ] [body] → rechazar
B. [ˈriːdʒekt] N
1. (= person) society's rejects → los marginados de la sociedad
2. (= unwanted thing) → desecho m
3. (Comm) (= product) → artículo m defectuoso
C. [ˈriːdʒekt] CPD (Comm, Ind) [goods] → defectuoso
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reject
[rɪˈdʒɛkt] vt
(= refuse) [+ offer, bid, proposal] → rejeter; [+ appeal, application, request] → rejeter
His request for asylum was rejected → Sa demande d'asile a été rejetée.
Many publishers rejected the manuscript → De nombreux éditeurs ont rejeté le manuscrit.
His request for asylum was rejected → Sa demande d'asile a été rejetée.
Many publishers rejected the manuscript → De nombreux éditeurs ont rejeté le manuscrit.
(= not choose) [+ person, candidate] → rejeter
I applied but they rejected me → J'ai posé ma candidature mais ils m'ont rejetée.
I applied but they rejected me → J'ai posé ma candidature mais ils m'ont rejetée.
(= leave) [+ lover] → abandonner
(= dismiss) [+ idea, suggestion, claim] → rejeter
We rejected that idea straight away → Nous avons immédiatement rejeté cette idée.
We rejected that idea straight away → Nous avons immédiatement rejeté cette idée.
[machine] [+ coin, credit card] → rejeter
(MEDICINE) [+ organ] → rejeter
[+ substandard goods] → mettre au rebut
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
reject
vt
damaged goods etc (customer) → ablehnen, zurückweisen; (maker, producer) → aussortieren, ausscheiden
(= turn down) application, request etc → ablehnen; (stronger) → abweisen, zurückweisen; candidate (through vote) → durchfallen lassen; suitor, advances → abweisen, zurückweisen; offer → ablehnen, ausschlagen; criticism → zurückweisen; plea → zurückweisen, abschlagen; idea, possibility → verwerfen
n (Comm) → Ausschuss m no pl; reject goods → Ausschussware f; although this jacket’s a reject … → obwohl dieses Jackett zweite Wahl ist, …; society’s rejects → die Ausgestoßenen pl
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reject
[n ˈriːdʒɛkt; vb rɪˈdʒɛkt]1. n (person, thing, also) (Comm) → scarto
2. vt (offer) → rifiutare, respingere; (applicant) → scartare, respingere; (subj, body, food) → rifiutare
the patient's body rejected the new organ → il paziente ha avuto una crisi di rigetto
to feel rejected → sentirsi respinto/a
the patient's body rejected the new organ → il paziente ha avuto una crisi di rigetto
to feel rejected → sentirsi respinto/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
reject
(rəˈdʒekt) verb to refuse to accept. She rejected his offer of help; He asked her to marry him, but she rejected him.
(ˈriːdʒekt) noun something that is rejected because it is faulty etc.
reˈjection (-ʃən) noun (an) act of rejecting.
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reject
→ يَرْفُضُ odmítnout afvise zurückweisen απορρίπτω rechazar torjua rejeter odbiti rifiutare 拒否する 거절하다 afwijzen forkaste odrzucić rejeitar отклонять avvisa ปฏิเสธ reddetmek bác bỏ 拒绝Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
reject
n. rechazar, rehusar.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
reject
vt rechazarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.