to refuse to accept or consider something

to refuse to accept somebody for a job, position, etc.

Please reject the following candidates…

I've been rejected by all the universities I applied to.

Some applicants were rejected outright.

We considered offering him the job, but finally rejected him.

to decide not to use, sell, publish, etc. something because its quality is not good enough

Imperfect articles are rejected by our quality control.

The book was at first rejected by publishers.

to not accept a new organ after a transplant operation, by producing substances that attack the organ

Her body has already rejected two kidneys.

to fail to give a person or an animal enough love or care

The lioness rejected the smallest cub, which died.

When her husband left home she felt rejected and useless.

something that cannot be used or sold because there is something wrong with it

a person who has not been accepted as a member of a team, society, etc.

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