/rɪˈdʒekt/
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Translation
To say no to something or someone; to refuse to accept.
Word origin
From Latin reicere, meaning to throw back, from re-, back, and iacere, to throw.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- reicere
- English cognates
- eject, inject
Grammar
Verb typeregular (reject, rejects, rejected)
Examples
application.
They said no to it; the opposite of accept.
.
"Reject an offer" means refuse to take it.
.
To reject an idea is to push it away without accepting it.
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