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rejected
re·ject R0134000 (rĭ-jĕkt′)tr.v. re·ject·ed, re·ject·ing, re·jects 1. a. To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of: He rejected their version of what happened. The store rejected the merchandise because it was damaged. See Synonyms at refuse1.b. To refuse to consider or grant; deny: The manager rejected all requests for time off. The college rejected the student's application.2. a. To turn down (an applicant, as for a job); refuse to accept.b. To refuse to accept (someone) as a lover, spouse, or friend; rebuff.c. To refuse to give sufficient parental affection or care to (a child or young animal).3. To spit out or vomit: The baby rejected the medicine.4. Medicine To react to the introduction of (a transplanted organ or tissue) with a destructive immune response; fail to accept as part of one's own body.n. (rē′jĕkt)1. One that has been rejected: a reject from the varsity team; a tire that is a reject.2. Slang A foolish or socially inept person.
[Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēicere, rēiect- : re-, re- + iacere, to throw; see yē- in Indo-European roots.]
re·ject′er, re·jec′tor n.re·jec′tion (-jĕk′shən) adj.re·jec′tive adj.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | rejected - rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; "jilted at the altar"jilted, spurnedunloved - not loved |
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