reject
UK: rɪˈdʒekt | US: rɪˈdʒekt
vt. to refuse to accept, believe in, or agree with something
vt. to dismiss as inadequate or unsuitable
n. something or someone dismissed as unsatisfactory
The word "reject" originates from Latin reiectus, the past participle of reicere ("to throw back"). The morpheme re- implies reversal or opposition, while -ject conveys the action of throwing. Combined, they create the sense of "throwing back" or "refusing," which evolved into its modern meaning of dismissing or declining something.
The committee decided to reject the proposal due to insufficient evidence.
She felt hurt when her manuscript was rejected by the publisher.
The machine automatically rejects defective products from the assembly line.
His application was rejected because it arrived after the deadline.
Don’t reject an idea without carefully considering its merits.