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reject
What does reject mean?
reject (verb): to refuse to accept; to forswear.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use reject in a sentence?
- She even rejected my improved offer. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where does reject come from?
From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to reject
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “reject” mean?
to refuse to accept; to forswear
Right! That's what “reject” means.
to overcome in battle or contest
Not quite: that's what defeat means.
to put (something) down, to rest
Not quite: that's what set means.
to permit, to give permission to
Not quite: that's what allow means.
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