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Refuse
/rɪˈfjuːz/
To not accept or agree to something offered, asked for, or suggested.
Synonyms:
decline
reject
decline
dismiss
veto
Antonyms:
accept
agree
approve
grant
consent
Examples:
They gave no reason: they simply
refused
the invitation.
'He
refuses
to choose a profession.
We are
refusing
to die.
Etymology:
Derived from Middle English
refusen
, from Old French
refuser
, rooted in Latin
refusare
, an intensified form of
refutare
meaning
to reject or refute
.
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