reject
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(noun) the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality. Synonyms: cull.
Noun Definition 1
(verb) refuse to accept or acknowledge. Examples: "I reject the idea of starting a war." "The journal rejected the student's paper."
Verb Definition 1
(verb) refuse to accept. Synonyms: refuse, pass up, turn down, decline. Example: "He refused my offer of hospitality."
Verb Definition 2
(verb) deem wrong or inappropriate. Synonyms: disapprove. Example: "I disapprove of her child rearing methods."
Verb Definition 3
(verb) reject with contempt. Synonyms: spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down. Example: "She spurned his advances."
Verb Definition 4
(verb) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ. Synonyms: resist, refuse. Example: "His body rejected the liver of the donor."
Verb Definition 5
(verb) refuse entrance or membership. Synonyms: turn down, turn away, refuse. Examples: "They turned away hundreds of fans." "Black people were often rejected by country clubs."
Verb Definition 6