Rejeitar

Rejeitar is a Portuguese verb meaning to reject, refuse, or turn down. It is used to express denial of an offer, proposal, or idea, and it also appears in legal, administrative, and medical contexts, such as when an application is rejected or an organ transplant is rejected by the body.

Etymology and sense: Rejeitar derives from Latin reicere “to throw back,” with intermediate forms in Romance languages that influenced Portuguese. The verb conveys discarding, refusing, or not accepting something offered or proposed.

Usage and scope: It is a transitive verb that takes a direct object (rejeitar algo, rejeitar alguém). In medical contexts, it refers to an organism’s rejection of a transplanted organ. In everyday speech, it can denote turning down proposals, ideas, or requests, and is often used with expressions like rejeitar uma sugestão, rejeitar uma proposta, or rejeitar um pedido. Antonyms include aceitar, acolher, or concordar.

Conjugation overview: Rejeitar is a regular -ar verb. Present indicative: eu rejeito, tu rejeitas, ele rejeita, nós rejeitamos, vós rejeitais, eles rejeitam. Preterite: eu rejeitei, tu rejeitaste, ele rejeitou, nós rejeitamos, vós rejeitastes, eles rejeitaram. Subjunctive present: que eu rejeite, que tu rejeites, que ele rejeite, que nós rejeitemos, que vós rejeiteis, que eles rejeitem. Imperative: rejeita (tu), rejeite (você), rejeitem (vocês), rejeitemos (nós).

See also: Similar verbs include recusar, negar, and recusar-se; antonymous terms include aceitar and aceitar propostas.