1. (

• cull ,
• reject

) the person or thing that is rejected or set aside as inferior in quality ;

1. (

• reject

) refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" ;

2. (

• refuse ,
• reject ,
• pass_up ,
• turn_down ,
• decline

) refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" ;

3. (

• disapprove ,
• reject

) deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" ;

4. (

• reject ,
• spurn ,
• freeze_off ,
• scorn ,
• pooh-pooh ,
• disdain ,
• turn_down

) reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" ;

5. (

• resist ,
• reject ,
• refuse ,

) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor" ;

6. (

• reject ,
• turn_down ,
• turn_away ,
• refuse

) refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" ;

7. (

• rule_out ,
• eliminate ,
• winnow_out ,
• reject ,

) 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" ;