n.
Pronunciation: ri- ' jekt
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 < reject ed 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 \ - ' jek-t ə r \ noun
– re · ject · ing · ly \ -ti ŋ -l ē \ adverb
– re · jec · tive \ - ' jek-tiv \ adjective