refuse

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verb

re·fuse ri-ˈfyüz How to pronounce refuse (audio)

refused; refusing

transitive verb

: to express oneself as unwilling to accept

refuse a gift

refuse a promotion

: to show or express unwillingness to do or comply with

refused to answer the question

: to not allow someone to have or do (something) : deny

they were refused admittance to the game

obsolete : give up, renounce

deny thy father and refuse thy name

William Shakespeare

of a horse : to decline to jump or leap over

intransitive verb

: to withhold acceptance, compliance, or permission

refuser noun

Synonyms

Verb

decline
deny
disallow
disapprove
negative
nix
reject
reprobate
withhold

Noun

chaff
deadwood
debris
dreck
drek
dross
dust
effluvium
effluvia
garbage
junk
litter
offal
offscouring
raffle
riffraff
rubbish
scrap
spilth
trash
truck
waste

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Verb When they offered me the money, I couldn't refuse. They asked her to help but she refused. Noun refuse had littered the playground until our volunteer group cleaned it up

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The Supreme Court issued an order by Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday that allows Yeshiva University in New York to refuse to recognize an LGBTQ club for students.

David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The individual inside the room continued to refuse to leave, according to Weathers, amid negotiation attempts that lasted several hours.

The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 For a physician to leave a patient in distress in the operating room unattended, or to refuse to return, is considered a profound breach of duty.

BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 As Andrew Tobias writes, DeWine would be the second straight incumbent governor to refuse to debate.

Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 Yet Freud continued to refuse his colleagues’ entreaties to leave.

Rachel Newcomb, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2022 To refuse the wishes of someone who had conferred an unquantifiable recognition on us, through the status of his own legitimacy, tore me apart.

Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 The vote marked the first by the Board of State Canvassers in a statewide election since the 2020 presidential contest saw allies of former President Donald Trump urge Republican members to refuse to certify the election.

Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022 My dad was once again in no position to refuse a trip to the hospital, so my mom took him there.

Josh Gondelman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2022

Noun

Greig hadn’t exactly set out to run a hospice for the wretched refuse of the canine universe.

Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022 The refuse fee would increase by $0.50, for a new rate of $9.25 per residential unit per month.

Elena Ferrarin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 Grievances ranged from deer and mice invasions to supply chain issues for extra refuse carts to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to a local Airbnb that has been no vacation for neighbors.

Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to face Republican Mike Paine, a longtime refuse hauler whose family’s name is emblazoned on garbage and recycling cans all across town.

Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2022 The contract with Republic Services includes weekly refuse, recycling and yard waste (from April to mid-November) pickups, as well as monthly bulk collections.

John Benson, cleveland, 13 June 2022 The Aurora City Council is set to vote on an extension of its waste collection contract with Groot Industries Inc. for refuse, recyclables and yard waste.

Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2021 Police who had conducted an eight-hour search of medical refuse at Republic Waste transfer station on Howard Avenue in Roxbury followed up with another search of the site based on the pathologist’s comments.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 This is seventeen and one half pounds per year of ‘hard stuff,’ mingled with sand, stems, impure molasses, olive oil, chips and concentrated dirt and refuse of all kinds.

Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, from Anglo-French refuser, from Vulgar Latin *refusare, perhaps blend of Latin refutare to refute and recusare to demur — more at recuse

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from refuser

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

15th century, in the meaning defined above

单词	refusing
释义	refuse 1 of 3 verb re·fuse ri-ˈfyüz refused; refusing transitive verb 1 : to express oneself as unwilling to accept refuse a gift refuse a promotion 2 a : to show or express unwillingness to do or comply with refused to answer the question b : to not allow someone to have or do (something) : deny they were refused admittance to the game 3 obsolete : give up, renounce deny thy father and refuse thy name William Shakespeare 4 of a horse : to decline to jump or leap over intransitive verb : to withhold acceptance, compliance, or permission refuser noun refuse 2 of 3 noun ref·use ˈre-ˌfyüs -ˌfyüz 1 : the worthless or useless part of something : leavings 2 : trash, garbage refuse 3 of 3 adjective ref·use ˈre-ˌfyüs -ˌfyüz : thrown aside or left as worthless Synonyms Verb decline deny disallow disapprove negative nix reject reprobate withhold Noun chaff deadwood debris dreck drek dross dust effluvium effluvia garbage junk litter offal offscouring raffle riffraff rubbish scrap spilth trash truck waste See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb When they offered me the money, I couldn't refuse. They asked her to help but she refused. Noun refuse had littered the playground until our volunteer group cleaned it up Recent Examples on the Web Verb The Supreme Court issued an order by Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Friday that allows Yeshiva University in New York to refuse to recognize an LGBTQ club for students. David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The individual inside the room continued to refuse to leave, according to Weathers, amid negotiation attempts that lasted several hours. The Courier-Journal, 9 Sep. 2022 For a physician to leave a patient in distress in the operating room unattended, or to refuse to return, is considered a profound breach of duty. BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2022 As Andrew Tobias writes, DeWine would be the second straight incumbent governor to refuse to debate. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 Yet Freud continued to refuse his colleagues’ entreaties to leave. Rachel Newcomb, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2022 To refuse the wishes of someone who had conferred an unquantifiable recognition on us, through the status of his own legitimacy, tore me apart. Jann S. Wenner, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022 The vote marked the first by the Board of State Canvassers in a statewide election since the 2020 presidential contest saw allies of former President Donald Trump urge Republican members to refuse to certify the election. Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press, 19 Aug. 2022 My dad was once again in no position to refuse a trip to the hospital, so my mom took him there. Josh Gondelman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2022 Noun Greig hadn’t exactly set out to run a hospice for the wretched refuse of the canine universe. Susan Orlean, The New Yorker, 12 July 2022 The refuse fee would increase by $0.50, for a new rate of $9.25 per residential unit per month. Elena Ferrarin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022 Grievances ranged from deer and mice invasions to supply chain issues for extra refuse carts to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to a local Airbnb that has been no vacation for neighbors. Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 2 Aug. 2022 The winner of the Democratic primary is expected to face Republican Mike Paine, a longtime refuse hauler whose family’s name is emblazoned on garbage and recycling cans all across town. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 23 May 2022 The contract with Republic Services includes weekly refuse, recycling and yard waste (from April to mid-November) pickups, as well as monthly bulk collections. John Benson, cleveland, 13 June 2022 The Aurora City Council is set to vote on an extension of its waste collection contract with Groot Industries Inc. for refuse, recyclables and yard waste. Steve Lord, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2021 Police who had conducted an eight-hour search of medical refuse at Republic Waste transfer station on Howard Avenue in Roxbury followed up with another search of the site based on the pathologist’s comments. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2022 This is seventeen and one half pounds per year of ‘hard stuff,’ mingled with sand, stems, impure molasses, olive oil, chips and concentrated dirt and refuse of all kinds. Mark Fischetti, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2021 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English, from Anglo-French refuser, from Vulgar Latin refusare, perhaps blend of Latin refutare* to refute and recusare to demur — more at recuse Noun Middle English, from Anglo-French, from refuser First Known Use Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Adjective 15th century, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing refuse too good to refuse too good to refuse Kids Definition refuse 1 of 2 verb re·fuse ri-ˈfyüz refused; refusing 1 : to express unwillingness to accept : turn down (something) I refused the job. 2 : to express or show unwillingness to do, give, or allow something They refused to help. refuse 2 of 2 noun ref·use ˈre-ˌfyüs : trash sense 1, rubbish refusing verb present participle of refuse 1 as in denying to be unwilling to grant the reclusive movie star usually refuses requests for interviews Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance denying rejecting declining withholding disallowing forbidding disapproving prohibiting restricting banning nixing vetoing spurning reprobating negativing keeping proscribing enjoining rebuffing restraining holding impeding obstructing hindering checking constraining repressing curbing repelling balking (at) Antonyms & Near Antonyms allowing letting permitting granting providing giving supplying conceding affording authorizing furnishing okaying acquiescing commissioning licensing warranting according agreeing (to) sanctioning consenting (to) OK'ing assenting (to) acceding (to) licencing vouchsafing See More 2 as in rejecting to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to she refused the award, citing the hard work of others who deserved the recognition more than she did Synonyms & Similar Words rejecting declining denying ignoring denying avoiding spurning forbidding withdrawing passing dismissing vetoing disapproving disputing repudiating deselecting nixing prohibiting reprobating disputing disdaining turning down throwing over passing up negativing rebuffing throwing out renouncing scorning proscribing overruling revoking retracting disavowing balking (at) sticking forbearing contradicting scouting forswearing disallowing turning one's back on abjuring disclaiming bypassing recanting refuting disowning blowing off recalling detouring controverting negating taking back disproving gainsaying foreswearing rebutting shooting down reneging unsaying backtracking backing off backing down refraining (from) abstaining (from) disagreeing (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms accepting approving receiving taking tolerating agreeing agreeing (to) adopting swallowing embracing welcoming choosing consenting assenting condoning acceding acquiescing selecting supporting countenancing espousing handpicking See More
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refuse

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