Refuse

  • 31refuse — [14] Refuse comes via Old French refuser from an unrecorded Vulgar Latin *refūsāre. It is not altogether clear where this came from, for it has no direct Latin antecedent. One theory is that it represents a blend of Latin recūsāre ‘refuse’… …

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  • 32refuse — I. verb (refused; refusing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refusare, perhaps blend of Latin refutare to refute and recusare to demur more at recuse Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to express oneself …

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  • 33refuse — I v 1. reject, spurn, disdain, say no or nay, refuse to consider, refuse point blank, put one s foot down, not budge an inch, not yield an inch, turn thumbs down, shake one s head at; decline, Inf. pass up or by, Inf. not buy; abstain from, stand …

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  • 34refuse — I. /rəˈfjuz / (say ruh fyoohz) verb (refused, refusing) –verb (t) 1. to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse an office. 2. to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.). 3. to express a determination not (to do something): to… …

  • 35refuse —   1. Deny. Hō ole, kē;    ♦ refuse to part with, au a;    ♦ refuse to see, nā ī ike; hōla o (rare);    ♦ refuse to speak, aua, aole makemake e kama ilio, nūkuke.   2. See rubbish …

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  • 36refuse — Synonyms and related words: abjure, afterglow, afterimage, balance, ban, bar, be unmoved, be unwilling, beat back, beg off, bilge, bilgewater, bones, brush aside, brush off, butt, butt end, candle ends, carrion, castaway, castoff, chaff, chase,… …

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  • 37refuse — refuse1 [rɪ fju:z] verb indicate unwillingness to do something. ↘indicate unwillingness to accept or grant (something offered or requested). ↘(of a horse) decline to jump (a fence or other obstacle). Derivatives refusal noun refuser noun Origin… …

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  • 38refuse — I verb 1) he refused their invitation Syn: decline, turn down, say no to; reject, spurn, rebuff, dismiss; send one s regrets; informal pass up Ant: accept 2) the city refused planning permission Syn …

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  • 39refuse*/*/*/ — [rɪˈfjuːz] verb [I/T] I to say that you will not do or accept something, or will not let someone do something I asked him to apologize, but he refused.[/ex] He couldn t refuse to help his own son.[/ex] Judge Mackey refused the defendant the right …

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  • 40refuse — 1. adjective /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ Discarded, rejected. 2. noun /ˈɹɛfjuːs/ Collectively, items or material that have been discarded; rubbish, garbage. Syn: discards, garbage, rubbish, trash …

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