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Refuse

/rɪˈfjuːz/
To not accept or agree to something offered, asked for, or suggested.

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Examples:

They gave no reason: they simply refused the invitation.

'He refuses to choose a profession.

We are refusing to die.

Etymology:

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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