reject

Academic Word List, sublist 5.

About 10.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To refuse to accept; to forswear.

   She even rejected my improved offer.

2. verb To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
3. verb To refuse a romantic advance.

   I've been rejected three times this week.

4. noun Something that is rejected.
5. noun An unpopular person.
6. noun A rejected defective product in a production line.
7. noun A rejected takeoff.

Similar words

turn down refuse disapprove turn away spurn eliminate scorn disdain decline cull

Often followed by

the it a this any them all his or

Word family

rejected rejecter rejecters rejecting rejectingly rejection rejections rejective rejector rejectors