REFUSE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster 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 suggests more positiveness or ungraciousness and often implies the denial of something asked for
refuse - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Verb refuse (third-person singular simple present refuses, present participle refusing, simple past and past participle refused) (transitive) To decline (a request or demand) My request for a pay rise was refused
refuses - WordReference. com Dictionary of English 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 not to accept what is offered or proposed: to refuse a bribe; to decline an invitation
Refuse - definition of refuse by The Free Dictionary 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 jump (an obstacle) Used of a horse To decline to do, accept, give, or allow something