what does reject mean?
REJECT as NOUN
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- the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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REJECT as VERB
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- dismiss from consideration
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- John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
- This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
- Meaning
- refuse to accept or acknowledge
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- I reject the idea of starting a war
- The journal rejected the student’’s paper
Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- deem wrong or inappropriate
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- I disapprove of her child rearing methods
Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- He refused my offer of hospitality
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- refuse entrance or membership
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- They turned away hundreds of fans
- Black people were often rejected by country clubs
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- resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
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- His body rejected the liver of the donor
Hypernyms(s) reject is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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