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refuse
1[ ri-fyooz ]
verb (used with object)
- to decline to accept (something offered):
to refuse an award.
Synonyms:
Antonyms: ,
- 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.
- Military. to bend or curve back (the flank units of a military force) so that they face generally to the flank rather than the front.
- Obsolete. to renounce.
verb (used without object)
- to decline acceptance, consent, or compliance.
refuse
1/ ɪˈː /
verb
- tr to decline to accept (something offered)
to refuse a present
to refuse promotion
- to decline to give or grant (something) to (a person, organization, etc)
- when tr, takes an infinitive to express determination not (to do something); decline
he refuses to talk about it
- (of a horse) to be unwilling to take (a jump), as by swerving or stopping
- tr (of a woman) to declare one's unwillingness to accept (a suitor) as a husband
refuse
2/ ˈɛː /
noun
- anything thrown away; waste; rubbish
- ( as modifier )
a refuse collection
Derived Forms
- ˈڳܲ, noun
- ˈڳܲ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڳܲa· adjective
- ·ڳܲİ noun
- ܲȴ-·ڳܲ adjective
- un·ڳܲa· adjective
- ܲr·ڳܲ adjective
- ܲr·ڳܲiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of refuse1
Origin of refuse2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Mike Long, a spokesperson for the union, said 14 members were arrested for refusing to disperse at a march after the rally, a tactic, he said, meant to underscore the severity of the situation.
Seemingly not trusting anyone under 70 with power — and refusing to acknowledge the legitimate concerns about aging and inevitable decline— has been tried.
However, a new formal process - which will involve a match observation by an FA official - will give the body the ability to remove or refuse a player's permission to play in the women's game.
He fled but his friend was arrested, and spent a night in the cells after refusing to speak English to the police.
He warned that cities refusing to turn over details on undocumented migrants, referred to as “sanctuary cities,” would face funding cuts.
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