At first they rejected the proposal, but a clergyman urged them to accept. - Au début, ils rejetèrent la proposition, mais un abbé les pressa d'accepter.
The people rejected the constitution. - Les gens rejetèrent la constitution.
reject, repulse; throw out, cast away, cast aside, push aside; defy, negate, repudiate; set aside; vote out, turn down; dismiss, disclaim, scorn; give thumbs down