reject

re|ject¹ W2S2 [rıˈdʒekt] v [T]

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1¦(offer/suggestion/idea)¦

2¦(not choose somebody)¦

3¦(product)¦

4¦(not love somebody)¦

5¦(organ)¦

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[Date: 1400-1500; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of reicere 'to throw back']

1.) ¦(OFFER/SUGGESTION/IDEA)¦

to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something

≠ ↑accept

▪ Sarah rejected her brother's offer of help.

reject sth as sth

▪ Gibson rejected the idea as 'absurd'.

▪ Dexter flatly rejected (=completely rejected) calls for his resignation.

▪ His proposal was rejected outright (=completely rejected) .

2.) ¦(NOT CHOOSE SOMEBODY)¦

to not choose someone for a job, course of study etc

≠ ↑accept

▪ It's obvious why his application was rejected.

3.) ¦(PRODUCT)¦

to throw away something that has just been made, because its quality is not good enough

▪ If inspectors find a defective can, the batch is rejected.

4.) ¦(NOT LOVE SOMEBODY)¦

to refuse to give someone any love or attention

▪ Children feel abandoned or rejected if they don't see their parents regularly.

5.) ¦(ORGAN)¦

if your body rejects an organ, after a ↑transplant operation, it does not accept that organ

reject ²

re|ject² [ˈri:dʒekt] n

1.) a product that has been rejected because there is something wrong with it

▪ a shop selling cheap rejects

2.) someone who is not accepted or liked by another person, or by other people

▪ They felt that they were society's rejects.