 refuse |
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| 1. | [ verb ] show unwillingness towards | |
| Synonyms: | decline | |
| Examples: | "he declined to join the group on a hike" |
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| Related terms: | accept react disobey reject regret repudiate contract_out | |
| 2. | [ verb ] refuse to accept | |
| Synonyms: | reject turn_down decline pass_up | |
| Examples: | "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
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| Related terms: | accept dishonor bounce reject refusal nonacceptance | |
| 3. | [ verb ] elude, esp. in a baffling way | |
| Synonyms: | resist defy | |
| Examples: | "This behavior defies explanation" |
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| Related terms: | lend_oneself elude beggar | |
| 4. | [ verb ] refuse to let have | |
| Synonyms: | deny | |
| Examples: | "She denies me every pleasure" "he denies her weekly allowance" |
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| Related terms: | allow keep withhold deny refusal | |
| 5. | [ noun ] food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) | |
| Synonyms: | garbage scraps food_waste | |
| Related terms: | waste | |
| 6. | [ verb ] resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ | |
| Synonyms: | resist reject | |
| Examples: | "His body rejected the liver of the donor" |
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| Related terms: | react | |
| 7. | [ verb ] refuse entrance or membership | |
| Synonyms: | turn_away turn_down reject | |
| Examples: | "They turned away hundreds of fans" "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" |
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| Related terms: | admit reject refusal nonacceptance | |
| Similar spelling: |
rebus revise repose refuge rebuke refugee Revis Reves Rebuck |
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