reject
Meaning
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- To refuse to accept.
- To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
- To refuse a romantic advance.
Synonyms
not want
freeze off
refuse to accept
disapprove of
look askance at
winnow out
make an exception of
push aside
ostrasize
kick away
opposed to
send packing
take leave from
thrust away
thrust back
turn one’s back on
poke in return
express disapproval
fail to accept
the dregs
the flotsam and jetsam
reject as defective
cast away or off
hence throw away
take no notice
black-ball
fail to elect
renounce upon oath
thrust from one
mill cull
leftover bits and pieces
turn back on
beat back
denounce
drive back
spit at
Frequency
Hyphenated as
re‧ject
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/
Etymology
In summary
From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).
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