I. ri-ˈjekt 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 -ˈjek-tər noun
• re·ject·ing·ly -tiŋ-lē adverb
• re·jec·tive -ˈjek-tiv adjective
II. ˈrē-ˌjekt noun
Date: circa 1555
: a rejected person or thing ; especially : one rejected as not wanted, unsatisfactory, or not fulfilling standard requirements