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re·ject

reject

 
 
pronunciation:
rih jekt
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part of speech: verb
inflections: rejects, rejecting, rejected
definition 1: When you reject something, you refuse to accept it. If you reject a gift, you refuse to take it. If you reject what your friend says, you don't believe it. If you reject an idea, you don't agree with it.
Ben's feelings were hurt when Molly rejected his flowers.Paul rejected his friend's idea of the two of them jumping in the lake with their clothes on.
 
synonyms:
refuse
antonyms:
accept, admit, choose, pass, pick
similar words:
decline, dismiss
definition 2: If someone rejects another person, they say or show that they don't want that person.
Jasmin told Darnell that she liked him, but he rejected her. That's why she's so sad.
similar words:
refuse, repel, scorn, slight
derivation: rejecter (n.)
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