refuse
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(verb) show unwillingness towards |
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Synonyms: decline |
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Related Words: contract out, disdain, disobey, freeze off, pooh-pooh, regret, reject, scorn, spurn, turn down |
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Antonyms: accept |
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(verb) refuse to accept; "He refused my offer of hospitality" |
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Synonyms: decline, pass up, reject, turn down |
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Related Words: bounce, dishonor, dishonour |
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Antonyms: accept |
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| 3. |
(verb) refuse to let have; "She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance" |
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Synonyms: deny |
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Related Words: hold on, keep, keep back, withhold |
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(noun) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) |
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Synonyms: food waste, garbage, scraps |
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Related Words: waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product |
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(verb) elude, esp. in a baffling way; "This behavior defies explanation" |
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Synonyms: defy, resist |
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Related Words: beggar, elude, escape |
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(verb) refuse entrance or membership; "They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs" |
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Synonyms: reject, turn away, turn down |
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