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English noun: reject | |||
| 1. | reject (cognition) the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality | ||
| Synonyms | cull | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deciding, decision making | ||
English verb: reject | |||
| 1. | reject (cognition) refuse to accept or acknowledge | ||
| Samples | I reject the idea of starting a war. The journal rejected the student's paper. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brush aside, brush off, disbelieve, discount, discredit, dismiss, disown, disregard, ignore, push aside, recuse, renounce, reprobate, repudiate, repudiate | ||
| Antonyms | accept | ||
| 2. | reject (possession) refuse to accept | ||
| Samples | He refused my offer of hospitality. | ||
| Examples | They reject the money | ||
| Synonyms | decline, pass up, refuse, turn down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something from somebody | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bounce, dishonor, dishonour | ||
| Verb group | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down | ||
| Antonyms | accept, take, have | ||
| 3. | reject (communication) deem wrong or inappropriate | ||
| Samples | I disapprove of her child rearing methods. | ||
| Synonyms | disapprove | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | deprecate, deter, discourage, object | ||
| Antonyms | approve, o.k., okay, sanction | ||
| 4. | reject (communication) reject with contempt | ||
| Samples | She spurned his advances. | ||
| Synonyms | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, scorn, spurn, turn down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decline, refuse | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | rebuff, repel, snub | ||
| Verb group | decline, pass up, refuse, refuse, reject, reject, turn away, turn down, turn down | ||
| 5. | reject (stative) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ | ||
| Samples | His body rejected the liver of the donor. | ||
| Synonyms | refuse, resist | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | react, respond | ||
| 6. | reject (social) refuse entrance or membership | ||
| Samples | They turned away hundreds of fans. Black people were often rejected by country clubs. | ||
| Synonyms | refuse, turn away, turn down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
| Verb group | disdain, freeze off, pooh-pooh, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down | ||
| Antonyms | allow in, intromit, admit, let in | ||
| 7. | reject (cognition) dismiss from consideration or a contest | ||
| Samples | John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi. This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration. | ||
| Synonyms | eliminate, rule out, winnow out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
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