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   refuse

   /rɪˈfjuːz/

   verb

   • 1. indicate or show that one is not willing to do something: "I refused to answer"
   • ▪ indicate that one is not willing to accept or grant (something offered or requested): "she refused a cigarette" Similar declineturn downsay no torejectspurnscornrebuffdisdainrepudiatedismissrepulseshake one's headsend one's regretsbalk atdemur atprotest atjib atdraw the line atinformal:pass upknock backwithholdnot grantdisapprovedenydiscountenanceinformal:give the thumbs down toOpposite acceptgrant
   • ▪ (of a thing) fail to perform a required action: "the car refused to start"
   • ▪ decline to accept an offer of marriage from (someone): "he's so conceited he'd never believe anyone would refuse him"
   • ▪ (of a horse) stop short or run aside at (a fence or other obstacle) instead of jumping it: "her horse refused a high hedge"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French refuser, probably an alteration of Latin recusare ‘to refuse’, influenced by refutare ‘refute’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. refuser noun

   Scrabble Points: 9

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishREFUSE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   REFUSE definition: 1. to say that you will not do or accept something: 2. unwanted waste material, especially…. Learn more.

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › refuseRefuse Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of REFUSE is to express oneself as unwilling to accept. How to use refuse in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Refuse.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › refuseRefuse - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To refuse is to decline, deny, reject, or resist. If a stranger offers you candy, you should politely refuse.

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   Refuse definition: to decline to accept (something offered). See examples of REFUSE used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › refuseRefuse - definition of refuse by The Free Dictionary

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   1. a. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow: She was refused admittance. He refused treatment. b. To indicate unwillingness (to do something): refused to leave. 2. To decline to jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse. v.intr. To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishREFUSE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Refuse consists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language. The District Council made a weekly collection of refuse.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryREFUSE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to say or show that you are not willing to do, accept, or allow something: [ I ] She asked him for a loan, but he refused. [ T ] We were refused admission to the building. [ + to infinitive ] On cold mornings, the car may refuse to start.

9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › refuserefuse | meaning of refuse in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary...

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   refuse meaning, definition, what is refuse: to say firmly that you will not do somet...: Learn more.

10. www.wordreference.com › definition › refuserefuse - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.): to refuse permission. to express a determination not to (do something): to refuse to discuss the question. to decline to submit to. (of a horse) to decline to leap over (a barrier). to decline to accept (a suitor) in marriage.

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryREFUSE - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

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    Definitions of 'refuse' 1. If you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it. [...] 2. If someone refuses you something, they do not give it to you or do not allow you to have it. [...] 3. If you refuse something that is offered to you, you do not accept it. [...] More. Conjugations of 'refuse'