Main Entry:

¹re·ject

Pronunciation:

\ri-ˈjekt\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Latin rejectus, past participle of reicere, from re- + jacere to throw — more at jet

Date:

15th century

1 a: to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use <rejected the suggestion> <reject a manuscript> b: to refuse to hear, receive, or admit : rebuff, repel <parents who reject their children> c: to refuse as lover or spouse2obsolete : to cast off3: throw back, repulse4: to spew out5: to subject to immunological rejection

synonyms see decline

— re·ject·er or re·jec·tor \-ˈjek-tər\ noun

— re·ject·ing·ly \-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

— re·jec·tive \-ˈjek-tiv\ adjective