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reject

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  1. decline               
 
1. re.ject or re.jec.tor \ri-'jekt\ \ri-.jek-'te-, .re--\ \ri-'jek-t*r\ 
   \-tiv\ vt [ME rejecten, fr. L rejectus, pp. of reicere, fr. re- +] jacere 
   to throw - more at JET 1: to refuse to acknowledge, acquiesce in, or submit 
   to  obs  2: to cast off  3: to refuse to have, use, or take for some 
   purpose  4a: to refuse to hear, receive, or admit : REBUFF  4b: to refuse 
   as lover or spouse  5: to refuse to grant, consider, or accede to  6: to 
   throw back : REPULSE  7: to spew out  - re.ject.ee n
2. re.ject \'re--.jekt\ n : a rejected person or thing