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verb (used with object)
1.
to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an award.
2.
to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.): to refuse permission.
3.
to express a determination not to (do something): to refuse to discuss the question.
4.
to decline to submit to.
5.
EXPAND(of a horse) to decline to leap over (a barrier).
verb (used without object)
9.
to decline acceptance, consent, or compliance.
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Refused
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English refusen < Middle French refuser, Old French ≪ Latin refūsus, past participle of refundere to pour back; see refund1
1300–50; Middle English refusen < Middle French refuser, Old French ≪ Latin refūsus, past participle of refundere to pour back; see refund1
Related forms
re·fus·a·ble, adjective
re·fus·er, noun
qua·si-re·fused, adjective
un·re·fus·a·ble, adjective
un·re·fused, adjective
EXPANDun·re·fus·ing, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. rebuff. Refuse, decline, reject, spurn all imply nonacceptance of something. To decline is milder and more courteous than to refuse, which is direct and often emphatic in expressing determination not to accept what is offered or proposed: to refuse a bribe; to decline an invitation. To reject is even more positive and definite than refuse: to reject a suitor. To spurn is to reject with scorn: to spurn a bribe.
1. rebuff. Refuse, decline, reject, spurn all imply nonacceptance of something. To decline is milder and more courteous than to refuse, which is direct and often emphatic in expressing determination not to accept what is offered or proposed: to refuse a bribe; to decline an invitation. To reject is even more positive and definite than refuse: to reject a suitor. To spurn is to reject with scorn: to spurn a bribe.
Antonyms
1. accept, welcome.
1. accept, welcome.
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