Nill vs. Reject — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Nill and Reject
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Nill
Not to will; not to wish.
Reject
To refuse to accept, submit to, believe, or make use of
He rejected their version of what happened. The store rejected the merchandise because it was damaged.
Nill
To be unwilling; will not (+ infinitive).
Reject
(transitive) To refuse to accept.
She even rejected my improved offer.
Nill
To be unwilling.
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Reject
(basketball) To block a shot, especially if it sends the ball off the court.
Nill
To reject, refuse, negate.
Reject
To refuse a romantic advance.
I've been rejected three times this week.
Nill
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
Reject
Something that is rejected.
Nill
Scales of hot iron from the forge.
Reject
An unpopular person.
Nill
(obsolete) zinc oxide, particularly white forms used in medicine and cosmetics.
Reject
(colloquial) A rejected defective product in a production line.
Nill
Not to will; to refuse; to reject.
Certes, said he, I nill thine offered grace.
Reject
(aviation) A rejected takeoff.
Nill
To be unwilling; to refuse to act.
The actions of the will are "velle" and "nolle," to will and nill.
Reject
To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.
Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers.
Reject me not from among thy children.
Nill
Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.
Reject
To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.
That golden scepter which thou didst reject.
Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.
Nill
Scales of hot iron from the forge.
Reject
To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.
Reject
The person or thing rejected or set aside as inferior in quality
Reject
Refuse to accept or acknowledge;
I reject the idea of starting a war
The journal rejected the student's paper
Reject
Refuse to accept;
He refused my offer of hospitality
Reject
Deem wrong or inappropriate;
I disapprove of her child rearing methods
Reject
Reject with contempt;
She spurned his advances
Reject
Resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ;
His body rejected the liver of the donor
Reject
Refuse entrance or membership;
They turned away hundreds of fans
Black people were often rejected by country clubs
Reject
Dismiss from consideration;
John was ruled out as a possible suspect because he had a strong alibi
This possibility can be eliminated from our consideration
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