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re·fuse1
 refuse1
- pronunciation:
- rih
fyuz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
refused, refuses, refusing |
| definition 1: |
to decline to accept or give.
I will refuse the offer.She refused permission for us to go.- synonyms:
- decline, deny, reject, repel, withhold
- antonyms:
- abide, accept, grant, proffer, provide
- similar words:
- abdicate, deprive, disallow, disapprove, discountenance, grudge, overrule, pass up, rebuff, repudiate, repulse, resist, scorn, spurn, veto
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| definition 2: |
to be unwilling to do (something).
I refuse to tell you my reasons.- synonyms:
- decline
- similar words:
- balk at, deny, object to
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| related words: |
bar, blackball, boycott, except, exclude, flout, reject |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to withhold acceptance, permission, or consent.
- antonyms:
- acquiesce, agree, assent, comply
- similar words:
- balk, decline, demur, object, resist, scruple
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| derivation: |
refusable (adj.) |
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