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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Reject \Re*ject"\ (r?-j?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rejected; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Rejecting.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere,
     rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter,
     formerly also spelt rejecter. See Jet a shooting forth.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the
              Utopians have rejected to their butchers. --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Reject me not from among thy children. --Wisdom ix.
                                                    4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline
        haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That golden scepter which thou didst reject.
                                                    --Milton.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also
              reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.
                                                    --Hos. iv. 6.
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     3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Reject \Re*ject"\ (r?-j?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rejected; p.
     pr. & vb. n. Rejecting.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere,
     rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter,
     formerly also spelt rejecter. See Jet a shooting forth.]
     1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
  
              Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the
              Utopians have rejected to their butchers. --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
  
              Reject me not from among thy children. --Wisdom ix.
                                                    4.
  
     2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline
        haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.
  
              That golden scepter which thou didst reject.
                                                    --Milton.
  
              Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also
              reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.
                                                    --Hos. iv. 6.
  
     3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.
  
     Syn: To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rejected
       adj 1: cast off as valueless [syn: castaway(a)]
       2: rebuffed (by a lover) without warning; "jilted at the altar"
          [syn: jilted, spurned]
       3: something or someone judged unacceptable; "rejected
          merchandise"

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rejected
     vb.
     (infl of en reject  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rejected
     vb.
     (infl of en reject  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rejected
     vb.
     (infl of en reject  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rejected
     vb.
     (infl of en reject  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rejected
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r eject ed)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rejected
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en reject ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb reject)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/
  مرفوض

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/ 
  odmítnutý

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/ 
  odmítnutý

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/
  abgelehnt, abgewiesen, zurückgewiesen, verworfen, abschlägig beschieden
   see: reject sth., rejecting, rejects, rejected, reject a petition/request, reject food, reject a sample
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/
  lehnte ab, wies ab, wies zurück, beschied abschlägig
   see: reject sth., rejecting, rejected, rejects, reject a petition/request, reject food, reject a sample
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/
  abgestoßen
   see: reject sth., rejecting, reject a transplanted organ
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/
  ausgeschlagen, ausgestoßen
   see: reject sth., rejecting, rejects, rejected
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/
  schlug aus, stieß aus
   see: reject sth., rejecting, rejected, rejects
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rejected /ɹɪdʒˈɛktɪd/
  verworfen, abgeschrieben
        "But then I dismissed/discarded/rejected that idea."  - Diesen Gedanken habe ich aber wieder verworfen.
     Synonyms: dismissed, discarded
  
   see: dismiss, discard, reject sth., dismissing, discarding, rejecting
  

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹiˈdʒɛktɪd/, /ɹɪˈdʒɛktɪd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  56 Moby Thesaurus words for "rejected":
     abandoned, belied, cast-off, castaway, confounded, confuted,
     contemned, declined, declined with thanks, deflated, denied,
     derelict, despised, disapproved, discarded, discounted,
     discredited, disdained, dismissed, disowned, disproved, disputed,
     excepted, excluded, exploded, exposed, forsaken, forsworn, ignored,
     impugned, invalidated, jilted, loveless, lovelorn, negated,
     negatived, not considered, outcast, outside the gates,
     outside the pale, overthrown, overturned, punctured, rebuffed,
     refused, refuted, renounced, repudiated, repulsed, scouted,
     shown up, spurned, unbeloved, uncherished, unloved, upset
  
  

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