rechazar

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French rechacier, from chacier (modern chasser), from Vulgar Latin *captiāre, whence also Spanish cazar. Compare Portuguese rechaçar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ret͡ʃaˈθaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ret͡ʃaˈsaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧cha‧zar

Verb

rechazar (first-person singular present rechazo, first-person singular preterite rechacé, past participle rechazado)

  1. to reject, to turn down, to turn away, to refuse, to dismiss, to shun, to decline
    • 2019 December 5, “Greta Thunberg abandona Lisboa en tren rumbo a Madrid”, in La Vanguardia:
      Thunberg rechaza el avión por la emisión de gases contaminantes y, tras descartar un vehículo eléctrico y recibir ofertas tan llamativas como la posibilidad de cubrir los 600 kilómetros que separan las capitales ibéricas en burro, se ha inclinado por el tren.
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  2. to decline, to deny (e.g. a credit card declining, an appeal being denied)
  3. to repel, to ward off

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