01 v. t. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
imp. & p. p.
Rejected; p. pr. & vb. n.
Rejecting
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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.
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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.
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To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.