reject Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
cull.
verb refuse to accept or acknowledge
- I reject the idea of starting a war
- The journal rejected the student's paper
verb refuse to accept
decline; refuse; pass up; turn down.
- He refused my offer of hospitality
verb deem wrong or inappropriate
disapprove.
- I disapprove of her child rearing methods
verb reject with contempt
freeze off; spurn; disdain; scorn; pooh-pooh; turn down.
- She spurned his advances
verb resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
resist; refuse.
- His body rejected the liver of the donor
verb refuse entrance or membership
refuse; turn away; turn down.
- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
verb dismiss from consideration or a contest
winnow out; eliminate; rule out.
- John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
- This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration

L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere, rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See Jet a shooting forth.

imperfect & past participle Rejected; present participle & verbal noun Rejecting

To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers. Robynson (More's Utopia).

Reject me not from among thy children. Wisdom ix. 4.
To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.
That golden scepter which thou didst reject. Milton.

Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me. Hog. iv. 6.
To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. Syn. -- To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.