dɪˈklaɪn dɪsəˈpɹuːv dɪsˈdeɪn ɪˈlɪməneɪt pɑːs ˈʌp ˌpuːˈpuː ˈpuˈpu ɹɪˈfjuːz ɹɪˈdʒɛkt ɹɪˈdʒɛkt ɹɪˈzɪst skɔːn skɔɹn spɚn spɜːn dismiss 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 not accept something given or offered I reject the idea of starting a war The journal rejected the student's paper reject with contempt She spurned his advances deem wrong or inappropriate I disapprove of her child rearing methods not accept as true He refused to accept what she said refuse entrance or membership They turned away hundreds of fans Black people were often rejected by country clubs resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ His body rejected the liver of the donor the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality