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REFUSE

Definition:

1. [noun] food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
   Synonyms: garbage, food waste, scraps
   
   
2. [verb] show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"
   Synonyms: decline
   
   
3. [verb] refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"
   Synonyms: reject, pass up, turn down, decline
   
   
4. [verb] elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"
   Synonyms: defy, resist
   
   
5. [verb] refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
   Synonyms: deny
   
   
6. [verb] resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
   Synonyms: resist, reject
   
   
7. [verb] refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
   Synonyms: reject, turn down, turn away
   
   

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Related Words:

• reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn down
• contract out
• regret
• repudiate
• disobey
• dishonor, dishonour
• bounce
• beggar
• withhold, keep back

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