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refuse
re·fuse 1 R0121300 (rĭ-fyo͞oz′)v. re·fused, re·fus·ing, re·fus·es v.tr.1. a. To indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow: She was refused admittance. He refused treatment.b. To indicate unwillingness (to do something): refused to leave.2. To decline to jump (an obstacle). Used of a horse.v.intr. To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something.
[Middle English refusen, from Old French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refūsāre, probably blend of Latin recūsāre, to refuse; see recuse, and Latin refūtāre, refute; see refute.]
re·fus′er n.Synonyms: refuse1, decline, reject, spurn, rebuff
These verbs mean to be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive someone or something. Refuse implies determination and often brusqueness: "The commander ... refused to discuss questions of right" (George Bancroft)."I'll make him an offer he can't refuse" (Mario Puzo).
To decline is to refuse politely: "I declined election to the National Institute of Arts and Letters ... and now I must decline the Pulitzer Prize" (Sinclair Lewis).
Reject suggests the discarding of someone or something as defective or useless; it implies categoric refusal: "He again offered himself for enlistment and was again rejected" (Arthur S.M. Hutchinson).
To spurn is to reject scornfully or contemptuously: "The more she spurns my love, / The more it grows" (Shakespeare).
Rebuff pertains to blunt or disdainful rejection: "He had ... gone too far in his advances, and had been rebuffed" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
ref·use 2 R0121400 (rĕf′yo͞os)n. Items or material discarded or rejected as useless or worthless; trash or rubbish.
[Middle English, from Old French refus, rejection, refuse, from refuser, to refuse; see refuse1.]refuse (rɪˈfjuːz) vb1. (tr) to decline to accept (something offered): to refuse a present; to refuse promotion. 2. to decline to give or grant (something) to (a person, organization, etc)3. (when tr, takes an infinitive) to express determination not (to do something); decline: he refuses to talk about it. 4. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (of a horse) to be unwilling to take (a jump), as by swerving or stopping5. (tr) (of a woman) to declare one's unwillingness to accept (a suitor) as a husband[C14: from Old French refuser, from Latin refundere to pour back; see refund] reˈfusable adj reˈfuser n
refuse (ˈrɛfjuːs) na. anything thrown away; waste; rubbishb. (as modifier): a refuse collection. [C15: from Old French refuser to refuse1]re•fuse1 (rɪˈfyuz)
v. -fused, -fus•ing. v.t. 1. to decline to accept (something offered). 2. to decline to give; deny (a request, demand, etc.). 3. to express a determination not to (do something): to refuse to discuss an issue. 4. to decline to submit to. 5. to decline to accept (a suitor) in marriage. 6. (of a horse) to decline to leap over (a barrier). 7. Obs. to renounce. v.i. 8. to decline acceptance, consent, or compliance. [1300–50; Middle English < Middle French refuser, Old French < Vulgar Latin *refūsāre, perhaps b. Latin recūsāre to demur (see recusant) and refūtāre to refute] re•fus′a•ble, adj. re•fus′er, n. syn: refuse, reject, spurn, decline imply nonacceptance of something. refuse is direct and emphatic in expressing a determination not to accept what is offered or proposed: to refuse an offer of help. reject is even more forceful and definite: to reject an author's manuscript. To spurn is to reject with scorn: to spurn a bribe. decline is a milder and more courteous term: to decline an invitation. ref•use2 (ˈrɛf yus)
n. 1. something that is discarded as worthless or useless; rubbish; trash; garbage. adj. 2. rejected as worthless; discarded. [1325–75; Middle English < Middle French; Old French refus denial, rejection] refuseRefuse can be a verb or a noun. When it is a verb, it is pronounced (/rɪfjuːz/). When it is a noun, it is pronounced (/refjuːs/). 1. used as a verbIf you refuse to do something, you deliberately do not do it, or you say firmly that you will not do it. He refused to accept their advice.Three employees were dismissed for refusing to join a union.2. 'reject'If you do not agree with an idea or belief, you do not say that you 'refuse' it. You say that you reject it. Some people reject the idea of a mixed economy.It was hard for me to reject my family's religious beliefs.3. used as a nounRefuse is a noun used to refer to things that you throw away. ...a dump for refuse.This department is also responsible for refuse collection.Several other words are used to refer to things that are thrown away. refuse
Past participle: refused
Gerund: refusing
| Present |
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| I refuse | | you refuse | | he/she/it refuses | | we refuse | | you refuse | | they refuse |
| Preterite |
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| I refused | | you refused | | he/she/it refused | | we refused | | you refused | | they refused |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am refusing | | you are refusing | | he/she/it is refusing | | we are refusing | | you are refusing | | they are refusing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have refused | | you have refused | | he/she/it has refused | | we have refused | | you have refused | | they have refused |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was refusing | | you were refusing | | he/she/it was refusing | | we were refusing | | you were refusing | | they were refusing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had refused | | you had refused | | he/she/it had refused | | we had refused | | you had refused | | they had refused |
| Future |
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| I will refuse | | you will refuse | | he/she/it will refuse | | we will refuse | | you will refuse | | they will refuse |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have refused | | you will have refused | | he/she/it will have refused | | we will have refused | | you will have refused | | they will have refused |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be refusing | | you will be refusing | | he/she/it will be refusing | | we will be refusing | | you will be refusing | | they will be refusing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been refusing | | you have been refusing | | he/she/it has been refusing | | we have been refusing | | you have been refusing | | they have been refusing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been refusing | | you will have been refusing | | he/she/it will have been refusing | | we will have been refusing | | you will have been refusing | | they will have been refusing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been refusing | | you had been refusing | | he/she/it had been refusing | | we had been refusing | | you had been refusing | | they had been refusing |
| Conditional |
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| I would refuse | | you would refuse | | he/she/it would refuse | | we would refuse | | you would refuse | | they would refuse |
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| I would have refused | | you would have refused | | he/she/it would have refused | | we would have refused | | you would have refused | | they would have refused |
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  refuse - food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)food waste, garbage, scrapswaste, waste material, waste matter, waste product - any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted; "they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" | | Verb | 1. | refuse - show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group on a hike"declinereact, respond - show a response or a reaction to somethingfreeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"contract out - refuse to pay a levy to a union for political useregret - decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"repudiate - refuse to recognize or pay; "repudiate a debt"disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired"consent, go for, accept - give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to; "I cannot accept your invitation"; "I go for this resolution" | | 2. |  refuse - refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality"pass up, turn down, decline, rejectfreeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"dishonor, dishonour - refuse to accept; "dishonor checks and drafts"bounce - refuse to accept and send back; "bounce a check"accept, take, have - receive willingly something given or offered; "The only girl who would have him was the miller's daughter"; "I won't have this dog in my house!"; "Please accept my present" | | 3. | refuse - elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation"resist, defybeggar - be beyond the resources of; "This beggars description!"elude, escape - be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by; "What you are seeing in him eludes me" | | 4. | refuse - refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"denykeep, hold on - retain possession of; "Can I keep my old stuffed animals?"; "She kept her maiden name after she married"abnegate, deny - deny oneself (something); restrain, especially from indulging in some pleasure; "She denied herself wine and spirits"withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" | | 5. | refuse - resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"reject, resistreact, respond - show a response or a reaction to something | | 6. |  refuse - refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"turn down, turn away, rejectfreeze off, spurn, pooh-pooh, disdain, scorn, turn down, reject - reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" |
refuse1verb1. decline, reject, turn down, scorn, spurn, say no to, repudiate I could hardly refuse his invitation.2. deny, decline, withhold, not grant, discountenance She was refused access to her children.
deny give, allow, agree, accept, approve, permit, consent
refuse2noun rubbish, waste, sweepings, junk (informal), litter, garbage, trash, sediment, scum, dross, dregs, leavings, dreck (slang, chiefly U.S.), offscourings, lees a weekly collection of refuserefuseverb1. To be unwilling to accept, consider, or receive:decline, dismiss, reject, spurn, turn down.Slang: nix.Idiom: turn thumbs down on.2. To be unwilling to grant:deny, disallow, turn down, withhold.Translationsrefuse1 (rəˈfjuːz) verb1. not to do what one has been asked, told or is expected to do. He refused to help me; She refused to believe what I said; When I asked him to leave, he refused. 拒絕 拒绝2. not to accept. He refused my offer of help; They refused our invitation; She refused the money. 不接受 拒受3. not to give (permission etc). I was refused admittance to the meeting. 拒給 拒给reˈfusal nounI was surprised at his refusal to help me; When we sent out the wedding invitations, we had several refusals. 拒絕 拒绝
refuse2 (ˈrefjuːs) noun rubbish; waste material from eg a kitchen. 廢棄物，垃圾 废物，垃圾 refuse collector, refuse collection vehicle a person who collects, a vehicle for collecting, rubbish. 清潔隊員，垃圾車 清洁队员扫垃圾的，垃圾车
refuse
an offer (one) can't refuseAn offer in which the repercussions for refusing would be so great that to do so would be either be dangerous or ill-advised. It often implies the "offer" is a threat, but this is not always the case. The phrase was coined by Mario Puzo in his 1969 novel The Godfather, and popularized by the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film adaptation of the same name. If he's not willing to agree to the contract, I might have to bring a few men over and make him an offer he can't refuse. The buyout deal was worth $9 billion to the company, so, really, it was an offer we couldn't refuse.See also: offer, refuserefuse (something) to (one)To decline to give or grant something to one. The prison guard was accused of refusing medical treatment to dozens of inmates. Unfortunately, the company is completely within their rights to refuse insurance benefits to new employees.See also: refuserefuse to (do something)To indicate or express that one is unwilling or determined not to do something. He refused to sign the contract because he would have to relinquish creative control of the project. I tried to call to apologize to her, but she's refusing to answer her phone.See also: refuse*offer one cannot refuseCliché a very attractive offer. (*Typically: give one ~; make ~; make one ~.) He made me an offer I could not refuse, so I sold him my car.See also: cannot, offer, one, refuserefuse something to someoneto deny someone permission to receive or use something. You wouldn't refuse water to me, would you? Nothing at all was refused to the new employee.See also: refuserefuse to do somethingto reject doing something; to reject a request to do something. I absolutely refuse to go there! We all refused to break the law.See also: refusewill not hear of something and won't hear of somethingwill refuse to tolerate or permit something. You mustn't drive home alone. I will not hear of it. My parents won't hear of my staying out that late.See also: hear, not, of, willrefuse
refuse: see solid wastesolid waste,
discarded materials other than fluids. In the United States in 1996, nearly 210 million tons—about 4.3 lb. (2 kg) per person daily (up from 2.7 lb./1.2 kg in 1960)—were collected and disposed of by municipalities.
..... Click the link for more information. .What does it mean when you dream about refusing?See Garbage. refuseAn approximately even mixture of garbage and rubbish by weight; contains up to 50% moisture and 7% incombustible solids. Also see trash.refuse
refuse (re′ūs″) [Fr. refus, denial, rejection] Anything discarded; garbage, trash, waste. LegalSeeWasteFinancialSeesolid wasterefuse
Synonyms for refuseverb declineSynonyms- decline
- reject
- turn down
- scorn
- spurn
- say no to
- repudiate
verb denySynonyms- deny
- decline
- withhold
- not grant
- discountenance
Antonyms- give
- allow
- agree
- accept
- approve
- permit
- consent
noun rubbishSynonyms- rubbish
- waste
- sweepings
- junk
- litter
- garbage
- trash
- sediment
- scum
- dross
- dregs
- leavings
- dreck
- offscourings
- lees
Synonyms for refuseverb to be unwilling to accept, consider, or receiveSynonyms- decline
- dismiss
- reject
- spurn
- turn down
- nix
verb to be unwilling to grantSynonyms- deny
- disallow
- turn down
- withhold
Synonyms for refusenoun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)SynonymsRelated Words- waste
- waste material
- waste matter
- waste product
verb show unwillingness towardsSynonymsRelated Words- react
- respond
- freeze off
- spurn
- pooh-pooh
- disdain
- scorn
- turn down
- reject
- contract out
- regret
- repudiate
- disobey
Antonymsverb refuse to acceptSynonyms- pass up
- turn down
- decline
- reject
Related Words- freeze off
- spurn
- pooh-pooh
- disdain
- scorn
- turn down
- reject
- dishonor
- dishonour
- bounce
Antonymsverb elude, especially in a baffling waySynonymsRelated Wordsverb refuse to let haveSynonymsRelated Words- keep
- hold on
- abnegate
- deny
- withhold
- keep back
verb resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organSynonymsRelated Wordsverb refuse entrance or membershipSynonymsRelated Words- freeze off
- spurn
- pooh-pooh
- disdain
- scorn
- turn down
- reject
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