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verbADVERB▪ decisively, emphatically, firmly, resoundingly, roundly, soundly, strongly, vehemently, vigorously▪
Voters emphatically rejected the proposals.
▪She firmly rejected the suggestion that she had lied.
▪ categorically, completely, flatly, unequivocally, utterly▪ out of hand, outright, summarily▪Don't just reject their suggestions out of hand.
▪ overwhelmingly▪ unanimously▪ narrowly▪Voters narrowly rejected the plan.
▪ initially▪ immediately, instantly▪ quickly▪ consistently, constantly, repeatedly▪ eventually, finally, ultimately▪We considered offering him the job, but finally rejected him.
▪ deliberately▪ explicitly, expressly, specifically▪The paper expressly rejected charges that it had invented the story.
▪ formally▪ publicly▪ automatically▪The organs are automatically rejected by the immune system.
▪ rightly▪It was a badly researched product that consumers rightly rejected.
VERB + REJECT▪ vote to▪ be free to, have the right to▪Consumers have the right to reject faulty goods and demand a refund.
▪ urge sb to▪He urged the committee to reject the plans.
PREPOSITION▪ as▪The proposal was rejected as too costly.
▪ in favour/favor of▪Their design was rejected in favour/favor of one by a rival company.
PHRASES▪ reject sth on … grounds▪The plan was rejected on economic grounds.
Reject is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑conference, ↑congress, ↑court, ↑judge, ↑parliament, ↑tribunal, ↑union, ↑voterReject is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accusation, ↑advice, ↑allegation, ↑amendment, ↑apology, ↑appeal, ↑applicant, ↑application, ↑argument, ↑assertion, ↑authority, ↑ban, ↑bid, ↑bill, ↑call, ↑candidate, ↑charge, ↑claim, ↑complaint, ↑compromise, ↑constitution, ↑contention, ↑creed, ↑criticism, ↑deal, ↑demand, ↑doctrine, ↑dogma, ↑excuse, ↑hypothesis, ↑idea, ↑ideology, ↑implication, ↑initiative, ↑interpretation, ↑label, ↑manuscript, ↑motion, ↑move, ↑offer, ↑overture, ↑package, ↑petition, ↑philosophy, ↑plan, ↑plea, ↑practice, ↑proposal, ↑proposition, ↑reasoning, ↑recommendation, ↑religion, ↑report, ↑request, ↑resignation, ↑resolution, ↑scheme, ↑stereotype, ↑submission, ↑suggestion, ↑teaching, ↑theory, ↑thesis, ↑tradition, ↑transplant, ↑treaty, ↑view, ↑violence
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Reject — EP par Anti Flag, Against All Authority Sortie 1996 Durée 12:29 Genre Punk rock Label A F Records Records of Rebellion … Wikipédia en Français
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.] [1913 Webster] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reject — re·ject /ri jekt/ vt: to refuse to accept, acknowledge, or grant compare revoke Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. reject … Law dictionary
reject — (v.) early 15c., from L. rejectus, pp. of reicere to throw back, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + icere, comb. form of iacere to throw (see JET (Cf. jet) (v.)). Related: Rejected; rejecting. The noun is first … Etymology dictionary
reject — vb repudiate, spurn, refuse, *decline Analogous words: *discard, cast, shed: oust, expel, dismiss, *eject: *exclude, debar, shut out, eliminate Antonyms: accept: choose, select … New Dictionary of Synonyms
reject — is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable as a noun and with the stress on the second syllable as a verb … Modern English usage
reject — [v] say no to burn*, cashier*, cast aside, cast off, cast out, chuck, decline, deny, despise, disallow, disbelieve, discard, discount, discredit, disdain, dismiss, eliminate, exclude*, give thumbs down to*, jettison, jilt, kill*, nix*, not buy*,… … New thesaurus
reject — ► VERB 1) dismiss as inadequate or faulty. 2) refuse to consider or agree to. 3) fail to show due affection or concern for. 4) Medicine show a damaging immune response to (a transplanted organ or tissue). ► NOUN ▪ a rejected person or thing.… … English terms dictionary
reject — [ri jekt′; ] for n. [ rē′jekt] vt. [LME rejecten < L rejectus, pp. of reicere, rejicere, to throw or fling back < re , back + jacere, to throw: see JET1] 1. to refuse to take, agree to, accede to, use, believe, etc. 2. to discard or throw… … English World dictionary
reject — ▪ I. reject re‧ject 2 [ˈriːdʒekt] noun [countable] a product which is not good enough and will be thrown away or sold cheaply: • If the number of rejects exceeds this level, the batch is returned. [m0] ▪ II. reject re‧ject 1 [rɪˈdʒekt] verb… … Financial and business terms
reject — I UK [rɪˈdʒekt] / US verb [transitive] Word forms reject : present tense I/you/we/they reject he/she/it rejects present participle rejecting past tense rejected past participle rejected *** 1) a) to not agree to an offer, proposal, or request It… … English dictionary
