reject

== English == === Etymology === From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin reiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”). === Pronunciation === (verb) (weak vowel distinction) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/, [ɹʷɪˈd͡ʒɛkt] (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /ɹəˈd͡ʒɛkt/, [ɹʷəˈd͡ʒɛkt] (noun) IPA(key): /ˈɹiːd͡ʒɛkt/, [ˈɹʷɪi̯d͡ʒɛkt] Rhymes: -ɛkt Hyphenation: re‧ject === Verb === reject (third-person singular simple present rejects, present participle rejecting, simple past and past participle rejected) (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear. (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court. (transitive) To refuse a romantic advance. ==== Synonyms ==== (refuse to accept): abjure abnegate decline deny disown refuse repudiate say no turn down dismiss discount ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “refuse to accept”): accept take up ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === reject (plural rejects) Something that is rejected. (derogatory, slang) An unpopular person. (colloquial) A rejected defective product in a production line. (aviation) A rejected takeoff. ==== Synonyms ==== (something that is rejected): castaway (an unpopular person): outcast, castaway, alien (rejected takeoff): RTO ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====