
Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)cull, rejectthe person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality Verbs
(v)rejectnot accept something given or offered“I reject the idea of starting a war”,
“The journal rejected the student's paper” (v)disapprove, rejectdeem wrong or inappropriate“I disapprove of her child rearing methods” (v)resist, reject, refuseresist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ“His body rejected the liver of the donor” (v)reject, turn down, turn away, refuserefuse entrance or membership“They turned away hundreds of fans”,
“Black people were often rejected by country clubs” (v)rule out, eliminate, winnow out, rejectdismiss from consideration or a contest“John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi”,
“This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration”