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reject
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
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noun
the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
verb
dismiss from consideration or a contest
“John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”
verb
not accept something given or offered
“I reject the idea of starting a war”
verb
reject with contempt
“She spurned his advances”
verb
deem wrong or inappropriate
“I disapprove of her child rearing methods”
verb
not accept as true
“He refused to accept what she said”
verb
refuse entrance or membership
“They turned away hundreds of fans”
verb
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
“His body rejected the liver of the donor”
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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
I reject the idea of starting a war
The journal rejected the student's paper
She spurned his advances
I disapprove of her child rearing methods
He refused to accept what she said
They turned away hundreds of fans
Black people were often rejected by country clubs
His body rejected the liver of the donor
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