Sekirov Dictionary

refuse

/ɹɪˈfjuːz/

verb 5
noun 1
/ˈɹɛfjuːs/ adjective 1
/ˈɹɛfjuːs/ noun 1
/ɹiːˈfjuːz/ verb 1
forms 8
phrases 1

verb5

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to say no to something that someone asks for or demands
- My request for a pay rise was refused.
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To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
- I refuse to listen to this nonsense any more.
- I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused.
To withhold (something) from (someone); to not give it to them or to bar them from having it.
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To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
- to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
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(no longer used) To disown.
- Refuse thy name. — 1591

noun1

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(no longer used) refusal
- This spoken, readie with a proud refuse [...] — 1600

refuse

/ˈɹɛfjuːs/

adjective1

Discarded, rejected.

noun1

Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage.

refuse

/ɹiːˈfjuːz/

verb1

To fuse again, as with, or after, heating or melting.

forms

refused · refusedst · refusing · refuses · refuseth · refusest · more refuse · most refuse

Phrases with refuse

offer one can't refuse
An offer from one side in a transaction with terms so attractive that the other side is almost guaranteed to accept.

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