reject
n : the person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in
quality [syn: {cull}]
v 1: refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of
starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's
paper" [ant: {accept}]
2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
{refuse}, {pass up}, {turn down}, {decline}] [ant: {accept}]
3: refuse to approve; "I disapprove of her child rearing
methods" [syn: {disapprove}] [ant: {approve}]
4: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" [syn: {spurn},
{freeze off}, {scorn}, {pooh-pooh}, {disdain}, {turn down}]
5: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
[syn: {turn down}, {turn away}, {refuse}] [ant: {admit}]
6: dismiss from consideration; John was ruled out as a possible
suspect because he had a strong alibi." [syn: {rule out},
{eliminate}]