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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 yvlogs From
- ·ڳܲa· adjective
- ·ڳܲİ noun
- ܲȴ-·ڳܲ adjective
- un·ڳܲa· adjective
- ܲr·ڳܲ adjective
- ܲr·ڳܲiԲ adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of refuse1
Origin of refuse2
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Westminster City Council said it granted the "vast majority" of licensing applications and only refused ones where safety concerns had been raised by the police or because significant disruption was likely.
But, having repeatedly vowed to fight to the end, he could still refuse to go quietly.
He pushed ahead with unpopular policies, and refused to apologise for his wife, who had antagonised the public by accepting luxury gifts.
The juror said he refused to believe another eye witness because “‘if I heard shots, I would fall onto the floor and try to protect myself’.”
Green GEN Cymru confirmed it had applied for court warrants to access private land by force after landowners refused its initial applications.
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