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 spouse
2 obsolete : to cast off
3 : throw back, repulse
4 : to spew out
5 : 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