reject
pronunciation
How to pronounce reject in British English:
UK [rɪˈdʒekt , ˈriːdʒekt]
How to pronounce reject in American English:
US [rɪˈdʒekt , ˈriːdʒekt]
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- Noun:
- the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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- Verb:
- refuse to accept or acknowledge
- refuse to accept
- deem wrong or inappropriate
- reject with contempt
- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
- refuse entrance or membership
- dismiss from consideration
Word Origin
- reject (v.)
- early 15c., from Old French rejecter and directly from Latin reiectus, past participle of reiectare "throw away, cast away, vomit," frequentative of reicere "to throw back," from re- "back" (see re-) + -icere, comb. form of iacere "to throw" (see jet (v.)). Related: Rejected; rejecting.
- reject (n.)
- 1550s, "a castaway" (rare), from reject (v.). Modern use probably a re-formation of the same word: "thing cast aside as unsatisfactory" (1893); "person considered low-quality and worthless" (1925, from use in militaries).
Example
- 1. Serbia continues to reject kosovo 's independence .
- 2. Dr migliano and her team reject all these explanations .
- 3. Yet that is not a reason to reject it .
- 4. Unsurprisingly , some reject the notion that america 's model is broken .
- 5. You may choose to accept the values you grew up with , or reject them , or some of both .