REJECT', verb transitive [Latin rejicio, rejectus, re and jacio, to throw.] 1. To throw away, as any thing useless or vile. 2. To cast off. Have I rejected those that me ador'd? 3. To cast off; to forsake. Jeremiah 7:29. 4. To refuse to receive; to slight; to despise. Because thou has rejected knowledge, I will reject thee. Hosea 4. 1 Samuel 15:23. 5. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. 6. To refuse to accept; as, to reject an offer.
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