απορρίπτω — meaning in English

English meaning

• disallow verb To refuse to allow.
• discard verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
• reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
• reprobate adj Rejected; cast off as worthless.
• repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
• shed noun A small, simple structure used for storage or shelter, usually in a garden or yard.

Senses

απορρίπτω is used for these senses in English:

• disallow To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
• discard (transitive) To throw away, to reject.
• reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
• reprobate To refuse, set aside.
• repudiate (transitive) To refuse to have any relation to; to disown.

disallow — full definition

1. verb To refuse to allow.
2. verb To reject as invalid, untrue, or improper.
3. verb To overrule a colonial legislation by the sovereign-in-privy council.

discard — full definition

1. verb To throw away or get rid of something no longer wanted.
2. verb (card games) To throw out a card from one's hand.
3. noun Something, or a playing card, that has been thrown away or rejected.

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