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refuse (verb), refuses; refused; refusing
1. To declare a decision or intention not to do something.
2. To decline to accept something offered; for example, the man refused the alcoholic drink.
3. To be unwilling to give, allow, or to agree to something asked for by somebody: "I refused to listen to the man as he complained on and on."
4. Etymology: from Old French refuser which came from Latin refusare, refundere "to pour back, to give back".
2. To decline to accept something offered; for example, the man refused the alcoholic drink.
3. To be unwilling to give, allow, or to agree to something asked for by somebody: "I refused to listen to the man as he complained on and on."
4. Etymology: from Old French refuser which came from Latin refusare, refundere "to pour back, to give back".
This entry is located in the following units:
fus-, fun-, fund-, fut-, found-
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re-, red-
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refuse, refuse
The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.
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Confusing Words of homographs and heteronyms
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refuse, refuse
refuse (ri FYOOZ) (verb)
1. To say that a person will not accept something, such as a gift or proposal: Steve decided to refuse the job offer because the pay was insufficient.
2. To say or to show that a person is not willing to do something that another person wants him or her to do: After several attempts to get Adele to explain her bad behavior in the restaurant, she continued to refuse to answer the police officer's questions.
2. To say or to show that a person is not willing to do something that another person wants him or her to do: After several attempts to get Adele to explain her bad behavior in the restaurant, she continued to refuse to answer the police officer's questions.
Sometimes the public will refuse to accept the truth about bad eating habits and that the lack of exercise can cause obesity.
3. Not allowing someone to have something: The embassy continued to refuse the reporter a visa to visit the country.refuse (REF yoos) (noun)
Something like paper, trash, or garbage that has been thrown away: The truck will be coming soon to pick up the cans full of refuse and to take them to the dump.
We have to clean up the house and get all of that refuse into the dumpster.
The city dump is just too full; so, it may be necessary for city officials to refuse any more refuse for awhile.
Ronald said that he will absolutely refuse to let his neighbor put her refuse in his backyard.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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(Latin: to strike down, to hit; to challenge; to prove wrong, to refuse, to reject)
(Latin: no, not; to refuse, to nullify; to deny)