̘. ̈n.ˈri:dʒekt v. & n. --v.tr. 1 put
aside or
send back as
not to be used or
done or complied
with etc. 2 refuse to
accept or
believe in. 3
rebuff or
snub (a person). 4 (of a
body or
digestive system)
cast up
again;
vomit,
evacuate. 5
Med.
show an
immune response to (a transplanted
organ or tissue) so
that it fails to
survive. --n. a
thing or
person rejected as
unfit or
below standard. øørejectable adj. rejecter n. (also rejector). rejection n. rejective adj. [ME f. L rejicere reject(as
RE-, jacere throw)]