reject (
http://definr.com/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"; "This
possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
[syn:
rule out,
eliminate]