decline, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn mean to turn away by not accepting, receiving, or considering. decline often implies courteous refusal especially of offers or invitations. refuse …

REFUSE definition: to decline to accept (something offered). See examples of refuse used in a sentence.

The assumptions he makes -- or refuses to make -- speak to a worldview at which he, alone, sits at the center.

Refuse consists of the rubbish and all the things that are not wanted in a house, shop, or factory, and that are regularly thrown away; used mainly in official language. The District Council made …

Definition of refuse1 verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Refuse, decline, reject, spurn all imply nonacceptance of something. To decline is milder and more courteous than to refuse, which is direct and often emphatic in expressing determination …

Dec 14, 2025 · refuse (third-person singular simple present refuses, present participle refusing, simple past and past participle refused) To fuse again, as with, or after, heating or melting.

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 …

Derived forms: refusing, refuses, refused Type of: elude, escape, evaluate, hold on, judge, keep, pass judgment, react, reply, respond, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

They refuse to accept the truth. They were refused [= denied] admittance to the game.