American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2

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Author: Noah Webster

Reject

REJECT’, v.t. [L. rejicio, rejectus, re and jacio, to throw.]

1. To throw away, as any thing useless or vile.

2. To cast off.

Have I rejected those that me ador’d?

3. To cast off; to forsake. Jer 7.

4. To refuse to receive; to slight; to despise.

Because thou has rejected knowledge, I will reject thee. Hosea 4. 1 Sam 15.

5. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.

6. To refuse to accept; as, to reject an offer.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Reject," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 18, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4UB3PMQBQSL1TWX.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Reject." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 18 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4UB3PMQBQSL1TWX.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Reject' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 2, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 18 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4UB3PMQBQSL1TWX.