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reject

re·ject
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt]
    • /verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt/
    • /rɪˈdʒekt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt]
    • /verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt/

Definitions of reject word

  • verb with object reject to refuse to have, take, recognize, etc.: to reject the offer of a better job. 1
  • verb with object reject to refuse to grant (a request, demand, etc.). 1
  • verb with object reject to refuse to accept (someone or something); rebuff: The other children rejected him. The publisher rejected the author's latest novel. 1
  • verb with object reject to discard as useless or unsatisfactory: The mind rejects painful memories. 1
  • verb with object reject to cast out or eject; vomit. 1
  • verb with object reject to cast out or off. 1

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Origin of reject

First appearance:

before 1485
One of the 25% oldest English words
1485-95; (v.) < Latin rējectus, past participle of rējicere to throw back, equivalent to re- re- + jec-, combining form of jacere to throw + -tus past participle suffix

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Parts of speech for Reject

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

reject popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

reject usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for reject

verb reject

  • abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
  • abnegate — to deny to oneself; renounce (privileges, pleasure, etc)
  • abrogate — If someone in a position of authority abrogates something such as a law, agreement, or practice, they put an end to it.
  • adios — goodbye; farewell
  • apostatize — to forsake or abandon one's belief, faith, or allegiance

noun reject

  • black sheep — If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.
  • lemon — the yellowish, acid fruit of a subtropical citrus tree, Citrus limon.
  • castoff — thrown away; discarded; abandoned

Antonyms for reject

verb reject

  • abalienate — (civil law, transitive) To transfer the title of from one to another; to alienate.
  • abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
  • abide — to tolerate; put up with
  • absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
  • accede — If you accede to someone's request, you do what they ask.

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