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re·ject  (rĭ-jĕkt)
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Tweet 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. (rējĕkt) 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 the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] re·jecter, re·jector, re·jection (-jĕkshən) n. re·jective adj. |
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