rechazar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- abnegate verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
- decline verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- dismiss verb To fire someone from a job, or to formally end someone's employment.
- nix noun Nothing, zero.
- parry verb To block or deflect a blow, attack, or difficult question.
- rebuff noun A sudden resistance or refusal.
- refute verb To prove that a claim or argument is false or wrong.
- reject verb To refuse to accept, believe, or agree to something.
- repudiate verb To reject a claim, idea or association firmly and publicly, and to state that you want nothing to do with it.
- scorn verb To feel or show strong contempt for someone or something.
Senses
rechazar is used for these senses in English:
- abnegate (transitive) To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure. [First attested in the mid 18th century.]
- cast off (transitive) To discard or reject something.
- decline (transitive) To choose not to do something; refuse, forbear, refrain.
- dismiss (transitive) To reject; to refuse to accept.
- nix To make something become nothing; to reject or cancel. [from 1903]
- rebuff (transitive) To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
- refute (transitive, proscribed) To deny the truth or correctness of (something).
- reject (transitive) To refuse to accept; to forswear.
abnegate — full definition
- verb To deny (oneself something); to renounce or give up (a right, a power, a claim, a privilege, a convenience).
- verb To relinquish; to surrender; to abjure.
decline — full definition
- verb To become weaker, smaller, or worse over time.
- verb To politely refuse an offer or invitation.
- noun A gradual decrease or worsening.