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Meaning of refuse


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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  refuse
      n 1: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) [syn: {garbage},
           {refuse}, {food waste}, {scraps}]
      v 1: show unwillingness towards; "he declined to join the group
           on a hike" [syn: {refuse}, {decline}] [ant: {accept},
           {consent}, {go for}]
      2: refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" [syn:
         {refuse}, {reject}, {pass up}, {turn down}, {decline}] [ant:
         {accept}, {have}, {take}]
      3: elude, especially in a baffling way; "This behavior defies
         explanation" [syn: {defy}, {resist}, {refuse}] [ant: {apply},
         {lend oneself}]
      4: refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he
         denies her her weekly allowance" [syn: {deny}, {refuse}]
         [ant: {allow}, {grant}]
      5: resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign
         tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"
         [syn: {resist}, {reject}, {refuse}]
      6: refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of
         fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
         [syn: {reject}, {turn down}, {turn away}, {refuse}] [ant:
         {admit}, {allow in}, {intromit}, {let in}]


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