rejected; rejecting; rejects
Definition of reject
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
rejected the suggestion reject a manuscript
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
reject
nounDefinition of reject (Entry 2 of 2)
: a rejected person or thing especially : one rejected as not wanted, unsatisfactory, or not fulfilling requirements
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The first known use of reject was in the 15th century
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