rejeter

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin rēiectō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁə.ʒ(ə).te/

• Audio:

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Verb

rejeter

1. to throw back (a fish, etc.)
2. to discharge, spew out
3. to reject (an appeal, a lover etc.); to refute (an accusation)
4. to position, place
5. (reflexive) to jump back, throw oneself back

Derived terms

• rejeton

Further reading

• “rejeter”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.