reject
[ verb ri-jekt; noun ree-jekt ]
/ verb rɪˈdʒɛkt; noun ˈri dʒɛkt /
verb (used with object)
noun
something rejected, as an imperfect article.
Origin of reject
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
SYNONYMS FOR reject
OTHER WORDS FROM reject
Words nearby reject
reiter's syndrome,
reiterant,
reiterate,
reith,
reive,
reject,
rejectamenta,
rejectee,
rejection,
rejection region,
rejection slip
Example sentences from the Web for reject
British Dictionary definitions for reject
reject
verb (rɪˈdʒɛkt) (tr)
to refuse to accept, acknowledge, use, believe, etc
to throw out as useless or worthless; discard
to rebuff (a person)
(of an organism) to fail to accept (a foreign tissue graft or organ transplant) because of immunological incompatibility
noun (ˈriːdʒɛkt)
something rejected as imperfect, unsatisfactory, or useless
Derived forms of reject
rejectable, adjective rejecter or rejector, noun rejection, noun rejective, adjectiveWord Origin for reject
C15: from Latin
rēicere to throw back, from
re- +
jacere to hurl
Medical definitions for reject
reject
[ rĭ-jĕkt′ ]
v.
To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or use something.
To discard as defective or useless; throw away.
To spit out or vomit.
To resist immunologically introduction of a transplanted organ or tissue; fail to accept in one's body.