| query | If you r_____ a belief or a political system, you refuse to believe in it or to live by its rules .If you reject a belief or a political system, you refuse to believe in it or to live by its rules . ...the children of Eastern European immigrants who had rejected their parents' political and religious beliefs. ...his rejection of our values. |
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| word | reject |
| full-definition | verb If you reject something such as a proposal, a request, or an offer, you do not accept it or you do not agree to it. The British government is expected to reject the idea of state subsidy for a new high speed railway. Seventeen publishers rejected the manuscript before Jenks saw its potential. The rejection of such initiatives indicates that voters are unconcerned about the environment. If you reject a belief or a political system, you refuse to believe in it or to live by its rules . ...the children of Eastern European immigrants who had rejected their parents' political and religious beliefs. ...his rejection of our values. If someone is rejected for a job or course of study, it is not offered to them. One of my most able students was rejected by another university. Be prepared for lots of rejections before you land a job. If someone rejects another person who expects affection from them, they are cold and unfriendly towards them. You make friends with people and then make unreasonable demands so that they reject you. ...people who had been rejected by their lovers. These feelings of rejection and hurt remain. If a person's body rejects something such as a new heart that has been transplanted into it, it tries to attack and destroy it. It was feared his body was rejecting a kidney he received in a transplant four years ago. ...a special drug which stops rejection of transplanted organs. If a machine rejects a coin that you put in it, the coin comes out and the machine does not work. noun A reject is a product that has not been accepted for use or sale, because there is something wrong with it. |
| inflections | rejectsrejectingrejectedrejectionrejectionsrejectionrejectionrejectionknock-backkick in the teethrejection |
| cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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