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rejected |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Reject \Re*ject"\ (r?-j?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p. pr & vb n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus p. p. of reicere rejicere pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf F. rejeter, formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.] 1. To cast from one to throw away to discard. Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers. --Robynson (More's Utopia). Reject me not from among thy children. --Wisdom ix 4. 2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. That golden scepter which thou didst reject. --Milton. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me --Hos. iv 6. 3. To refuse to grant; as to reject a prayer or request. Syn: To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rejected adj 1: cast off as valueless [syn: {castaway(a)}] 2: rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; "jilted at the altar" [syn: {jilted}, {spurned}] 3: judged unacceptable; "rejected merchandise"
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