reject

Definition

  • verb: to refuse to believe, accept, or consider (something)
  • verb: to refuse to accept, consider, submit to, take for some purpose, or use
  • synonyms: discard, repudiate, abnegate

Examples

  • One way to save on clothing costs is to buy (factory) 'rejects'. [=clothes that are sold for a lower price because they have flaws]

  • She 'rejected' the package/letter [=she did not accept the delivery of the package, letter, etc.] and returned it unopened.

  • The patient's immune system 'rejected' the transplanted heart. = The patient 'rejected' the transplanted heart.

Movie quotes

  • (..) That's why you called me back. I heard you calling to me across empty oceans and vast deserts. That is why I returned. I try to live like the gods. I reject everything of this world... Honor and glory, love of oneself, even shame. I only care about the will of the gods. Only then can everything (..)
    2016 TvShow: Vikings Title: Portage Season: 4 Episode 8