"reject" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ [verb], /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reject (verb).wav [Southern-England], En-us-reject.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reject (noun).wav [Southern-England] Forms: rejects [plural]
enPR: rĭjĕktʹ, rēʹjĕkt Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(H)yeh₁-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|rejecten|}} Middle English rejecten, {{der|en|la|rēiectus}} Latin rēiectus, {{m|la|reicio|reicere|to throw back}} reicere (“to throw back”), {{m|la|re-||back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|iacio|iacere|to throw}} iacere (“to throw”), {{ncog|ang|āweorpan|lit=to throw out}} Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} reject (plural rejects)
  1. Something that is rejected. Synonyms (something that is rejected): castaway Translations (something that is rejected): бракуван продукт (brakuvan produkt) [masculine] (Bulgarian), rejekti (Finnish), hylky (Finnish), selejt (Hungarian), kiselejtezett holmi (Hungarian), kiszuperált holmi (Hungarian), paruranga (Maori), whakarerenga (Maori), Aufgank [masculine] (Plautdietsch), odrzut [masculine] (Polish), artículo defectuoso [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reject-en-noun--wl6rs8c Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 8 26 28 3 16 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 19 15 19 20 5 18 5 Disambiguation of 'something that is rejected': 82 0 8 9 Disambiguation of 'something that is rejected': 82 0 8 9
  2. (derogatory, slang) An unpopular person. Tags: derogatory, slang Synonyms (an unpopular person): outcast, castaway, alien Translations (slang: an unpopular person): hylkiö (Finnish), marginado [masculine] (Spanish), marginada [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-reject-en-noun-51IwmQmx Categories (other): English heteronyms Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 19 15 19 20 5 18 5 Disambiguation of 'an unpopular person': 0 97 3 0 Disambiguation of 'slang: an unpopular person': 1 93 4 2
  3. (colloquial) A rejected defective product in a production line. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-reject-en-noun-Usj4czZy Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 8 26 28 3 16 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 19 15 19 20 5 18 5
  4. (aviation) A rejected takeoff. Categories (topical): Aviation Synonyms (rejected takeoff): RTO
    Sense id: en-reject-en-noun-q6uxQlj4 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 8 26 28 3 16 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 19 15 19 20 5 18 5 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences Disambiguation of 'rejected takeoff': 5 2 8 84
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: initial reject

Verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/ [verb], /ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/ [noun] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reject (verb).wav [Southern-England], En-us-reject.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-reject (noun).wav [Southern-England] Forms: rejects [present, singular, third-person], rejecting [participle, present], rejected [participle, past], rejected [past]
enPR: rĭjĕktʹ, rēʹjĕkt Rhymes: -ɛkt Etymology: From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(H)yeh₁-}} [Template:root], {{inh|en|enm|rejecten|}} Middle English rejecten, {{der|en|la|rēiectus}} Latin rēiectus, {{m|la|reicio|reicere|to throw back}} reicere (“to throw back”), {{m|la|re-||back}} re- (“back”), {{m|la|iacio|iacere|to throw}} iacere (“to throw”), {{ncog|ang|āweorpan|lit=to throw out}} Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} reject (third-person singular simple present rejects, present participle rejecting, simple past and past participle rejected)
  1. (transitive) To refuse to accept. Tags: transitive Translations (to refuse to accept): ἀναίνομαι (anaínomai) (Ancient Greek), ἀθετέω (athetéō) (Ancient Greek), رَفَضَ (rafaḍa) (Arabic), մերժել (meržel) (Armenian), rədd etmək (Azerbaijani), atzera bota (Basque), отхвърлям (othvǎrljam) (Bulgarian), rebutjar (Catalan), refusar (Catalan), khì-choa̍t [Hokkien] (Chinese), kū-choa̍t [Hokkien] (Chinese), 拒絕 (Chinese Mandarin), 拒绝 (jùjué) (Chinese Mandarin), denagha (Cornish), odmítnout (Czech), zamítnout (Czech), afvise (Danish), verwerpen (Dutch), afwijzen (Dutch), malakcepti (Esperanto), malagnoski (Esperanto), hylätä (Finnish), torjua (Finnish), rejeter (French), rexeitar (Galician), verwerfen (German), ablehnen (German), zurückweisen (German), 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽 (frakunnan) (Gothic), 𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (biwandjan) (Gothic), visszautasít (Hungarian), elvet (Hungarian), elutasít (Hungarian), visszadob (Hungarian), hafna (Icelandic), menolak (Indonesian), eitigh (Irish), respingere (Italian), rifiutare (Italian), 拒絶する (kyozetsu suru) (alt: きょぜつする) (Japanese), ច្រានចោល (craan caol) (Khmer), 거절하다 (geojeol-hada) (Korean), negō (Latin), spernō (Latin), atmesti (Lithuanian), ākiri (Maori), hape (Maori), whakahoe (Maori), hoehoe (Maori), avslå (Norwegian), avvise (Norwegian), āweorpan (Old English), odrzucać [imperfective] (Polish), odrzucić [perfective] (Polish), rejeitar (Portuguese), respinge (Romanian), refuza (Romanian), отверга́ть (otvergátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), отве́ргнуть (otvérgnutʹ) [perfective] (Russian), स्फुरति (sphurati) (Sanskrit), rach an aghaidh (Scottish Gaelic), diùlt (Scottish Gaelic), rechazar (Spanish), desestimar [formal] (Spanish), inadmitir [law] (Spanish), avslå (Swedish), avvisa (Swedish), avfärda (Swedish), rata (Swedish), తిరస్కరించు (tiraskariñcu) (Telugu), ปฏิเสธ (bpà-dtì-sèet) (Thai), reddetmek (Turkish), відкида́ти (vidkydáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), відки́нути (vidkýnuty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), từ chối (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-reject-en-verb-JgdWoT7B Disambiguation of 'to refuse to accept': 84 1 15
  2. (basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court. Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-reject-en-verb-71cECh0L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 74 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 17 8 26 28 3 16 3 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 19 15 19 20 5 18 5 Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (transitive) To refuse a romantic advance. Tags: transitive Translations (to refuse a romantic advance): torjua (Finnish), kikosaraz (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-reject-en-verb-nCpiSPqO Disambiguation of 'to refuse a romantic advance': 13 0 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: abjure, abnegate, decline, deny, disown, refuse, repudiate, turn down Derived forms: rejected landing, rejected takeoff, rejectee, rejecter, rejector, rejection, rejectionist, rejectionism, rereject

Inflected forms

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      "word": "take up"
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          "text": "She even rejected my improved offer.",
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        "(transitive) To refuse to accept."
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          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
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          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "rafaḍa",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "رَفَضَ"
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          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "meržel",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "մերժել"
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          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "rədd etmək"
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          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "atzera bota"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "othvǎrljam",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "отхвърлям"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "rebutjar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "refusar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "tags": [
            "Hokkien"
          ],
          "word": "khì-choa̍t"
        },
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          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "nan-hbl",
          "lang": "Chinese",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kū-choa̍t"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "拒絕"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jùjué",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "拒绝"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "denagha"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "odmítnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "zamítnout"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "afvise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "verwerpen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "afwijzen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "malakcepti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "malagnoski"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "hylätä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "torjua"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "rejeter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "rexeitar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "verwerfen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "ablehnen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "zurückweisen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "frakunnan",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "got",
          "lang": "Gothic",
          "roman": "biwandjan",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "anaínomai",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "ἀναίνομαι"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "athetéō",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "ἀθετέω"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "visszautasít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "elvet"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "elutasít"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "visszadob"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "hafna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "menolak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "eitigh"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "respingere"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "rifiutare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "alt": "きょぜつする",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kyozetsu suru",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "拒絶する"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "craan caol",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "ច្រានចោល"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geojeol-hada",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "거절하다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "negō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "spernō"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "atmesti"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "ākiri"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "hape"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "whakahoe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "hoehoe"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "avslå"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "avvise"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "āweorpan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "odrzucać"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "odrzucić"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "rejeitar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to refuse to accept",
          "word": "respinge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "84 1 15",
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    "English terms with audio links",
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    {
      "word": "rejected landing"
    },
    {
      "word": "rejected takeoff"
    },
    {
      "word": "rejectee"
    },
    {
      "word": "rejecter"
    },
    {
      "word": "rejector"
    },
    {
      "word": "rejection"
    },
    {
      "word": "rejectionist"
    },
    {
      "word": "rejectionism"
    },
    {
      "word": "rereject"
    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "m"
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      },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "She even rejected my improved offer.",
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        "To refuse to accept."
      ],
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          "refuse"
        ],
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          "accept"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) To refuse to accept."
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      ]
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        "To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court."
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          "basketball"
        ],
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      ],
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        "(basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court."
      ],
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        "basketball",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        {
          "text": "I've been rejected three times this week.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011, Lenka, Ben H. Allen (lyrics and music), “Roll with the Punches”, in Two, performed by Lenka",
          "text": "It's unexpected / It usually is / When you're rejected / Or you take a hit",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To refuse a romantic advance."
      ],
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        [
          "refuse",
          "refuse"
        ],
        [
          "romantic",
          "romantic"
        ],
        [
          "advance",
          "advance"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To refuse a romantic advance."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ]
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      ],
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      "enpr": "rĭjĕktʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rēʹjĕkt"
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      "word": "abjure"
    },
    {
      "word": "abnegate"
    },
    {
      "word": "decline"
    },
    {
      "word": "deny"
    },
    {
      "word": "disown"
    },
    {
      "word": "refuse"
    },
    {
      "word": "repudiate"
    },
    {
      "word": "turn down"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rafaḍa",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "رَفَضَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "meržel",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "մերժել"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rədd etmək"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "atzera bota"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "othvǎrljam",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "отхвърлям"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rebutjar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "refusar"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "khì-choa̍t"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "kū-choa̍t"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "拒絕"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jùjué",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "拒绝"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "denagha"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "odmítnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "zamítnout"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "afvise"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "verwerpen"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "afwijzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "malakcepti"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "malagnoski"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "hylätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "torjua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rejeter"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rexeitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "verwerfen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "ablehnen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "zurückweisen"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "frakunnan",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌽𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "got",
      "lang": "Gothic",
      "roman": "biwandjan",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "𐌱𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "anaínomai",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "ἀναίνομαι"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "athetéō",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "ἀθετέω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "visszautasít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "elvet"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "elutasít"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "visszadob"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "hafna"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "menolak"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "eitigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "respingere"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rifiutare"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きょぜつする",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kyozetsu suru",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "拒絶する"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "craan caol",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "ច្រានចោល"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geojeol-hada",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "거절하다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "negō"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "spernō"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "atmesti"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "ākiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "hape"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "whakahoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "hoehoe"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "avslå"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "avvise"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "āweorpan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "odrzucać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "odrzucić"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rejeitar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "respinge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "refuza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvergátʹ",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "отверга́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "otvérgnutʹ",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "отве́ргнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "sphurati",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "स्फुरति"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rach an aghaidh"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "diùlt"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rechazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ],
      "word": "desestimar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "topics": [
        "law"
      ],
      "word": "inadmitir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "avslå"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "avvisa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "avfärda"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "rata"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "tiraskariñcu",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "తిరస్కరించు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpà-dtì-sèet",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "ปฏิเสธ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "reddetmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidkydáty",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "відкида́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vidkýnuty",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "відки́нути"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to refuse to accept",
      "word": "từ chối"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to refuse a romantic advance",
      "word": "torjua"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to refuse a romantic advance",
      "word": "kikosaraz"
    }
  ],
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    "reject"
  ],
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}

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        "3": "",
        "4": "back"
      },
      "expansion": "re- (“back”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "iacio",
        "3": "iacere",
        "4": "to throw"
      },
      "expansion": "iacere (“to throw”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "āweorpan",
        "lit": "to throw out"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”)",
      "name": "ncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Middle English rejecten, from Latin rēiectus, past participle of reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”). Displaced native Old English āweorpan (literally “to throw out”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "rejects",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "reject (plural rejects)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "re‧ject"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Something that is rejected."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reject",
          "#Verb"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English derogatory terms",
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unpopular person."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "unpopular",
          "unpopular"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(derogatory, slang) An unpopular person."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English colloquialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rejected defective product in a production line."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reject",
          "#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "defective",
          "defective"
        ],
        [
          "product",
          "product"
        ],
        [
          "production line",
          "production line"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) A rejected defective product in a production line."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Aviation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A rejected takeoff."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aviation",
          "aviation"
        ],
        [
          "rejected takeoff",
          "rejected takeoff"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(aviation) A rejected takeoff."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "aeronautics",
        "aerospace",
        "aviation",
        "business",
        "engineering",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒɛkt/",
      "tags": [
        "noun"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkt"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rĭjĕktʹ"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "rēʹjĕkt"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "castaway"
    },
    {
      "sense": "an unpopular person",
      "word": "outcast"
    },
    {
      "sense": "an unpopular person",
      "word": "castaway"
    },
    {
      "sense": "an unpopular person",
      "word": "alien"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rejected takeoff",
      "word": "RTO"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "brakuvan produkt",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бракуван продукт"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "rejekti"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "hylky"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "selejt"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "kiselejtezett holmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "kiszuperált holmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "paruranga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "word": "whakarerenga"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Aufgank"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "odrzut"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "something that is rejected",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "artículo defectuoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "slang: an unpopular person",
      "word": "hylkiö"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "slang: an unpopular person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marginado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "slang: an unpopular person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "marginada"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "reject"
  ],
  "word": "reject"
}

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