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reject [n]

1)	the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality

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deciding refuse disdain cull

reject [v]

1)	refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper"

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judge rejection accept disbelieve repudiate recuse reprobate renounce brush_aside

2)	refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"

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decline pass_up refuse turn_down

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declination nonacceptance rejection refusal accept disdain dishonor bounce

3)	deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods"

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judge rejection disapproval approve object deprecate deter

4)	reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"

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disdain freeze_off pooh-pooh scorn spurn turn_down

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decline refuse decline nonacceptance scorner spurner cull rebuff

5)	resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

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6)	refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"

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refuse turn_away turn_down

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refusal nonacceptance cull admit disdain

7)	dismiss from consideration; "John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"; "This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"

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eliminate rule_out

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