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refuse - Dictionary definition and meaning for word
refuse
Definition
(noun) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
Synonyms
:
food waste
,
garbage
,
scraps
Definition
(verb) show unwillingness towards
Synonyms
:
decline
Example Sentence
he declined to join the group on a hike
Definition
(verb) refuse to accept
Synonyms
:
decline
,
pass up
,
reject
,
turn down
Example Sentence
He refused my offer of hospitality
Definition
(verb) elude, especially in a baffling way
Synonyms
:
defy
,
resist
Example Sentence
This behavior defies explanation
Definition
(verb) refuse to let have
Synonyms
:
deny
Example Sentence
She denies me every pleasure
he denies her her weekly allowance
Definition
(verb) resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
Synonyms
:
reject
,
resist
Example Sentence
His body rejected the liver of the donor
Definition
(verb) refuse entrance or membership
Synonyms
:
reject
,
turn away
,
turn down
Example Sentence
They turned away hundreds of fans
Black people were often rejected by country clubs
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text: trouble and then you refuse to marry you
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