/retʃaˈθaɾ/
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Translation
to reject, to turn down, to refuse
Word origin
From re- ('back') plus Old Spanish chazar ('to drive back'), from Vulgar Latin captiare ('to chase, seize'). The same captiare gives English 'chase' and 'catch'.
- Origin
- Vulgar Latin
- Root
- captiare
- English cognates
- chase, catch
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular (z becomes c before e)
Examples
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He decided to turn down the job offer.
.
You cannot just refuse his help.
órgano trasplantado.
The body can reject a transplanted organ.
propuesta .
They rejected our proposal without giving any reasons.
¿ ?
Why do you always reject my ideas?
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