Main Entry: re·ject

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈjekt\

Function: transitive verb

1 : to rebuff, repel, refuse to hear, or withhold love from ; especially : to communicate negative feelings toward and a wish to be free of <parents who reject their children>
2 : to subject to immunological rejection <rejected a heart transplant>

—re·jec·tive \ri-ˈjek-tiv\ adjective