Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"I reject the idea of starting a war"
"The journal rejected the student''s paper"
Opposites:
accept
Type of:
judge
Derived:
rejection
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Something ----s somebody
verb
Sense 2
"She spurned his advances"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 3
"They turned away hundreds of fans"
"Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
noun
Sense 4
verb
Sense 5
"I disapprove of her child rearing methods"
Type of:
judge
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 6
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb
Sense 7
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 8
"John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi"
"This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
76%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
72
Times Searched
3
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