Noun
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the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Verb
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dismiss from consideration or a contest
"John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"
"This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
- rule out - winnow out -
refuse entrance or membership
"They turned away hundreds of fans"
"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
- turn down - turn away -
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
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reject with contempt
"She spurned his advances"
- freeze off - pooh pooh - turn down -
deem wrong or inappropriate
"I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
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refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
- pass up - turn down -
refuse to accept or acknowledge
"I reject the idea of starting a war"
"The journal rejected the student's paper"