What does refuse mean?
Definitions for refuse
ˈrɛf yusrefuse
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word refuse.
Princeton's WordNet
garbage, refuse, food waste, scraps(verb)
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
refuse, decline(verb)
show unwillingness towards
"he declined to join the group on a hike"
refuse, reject, pass up, turn down, decline(verb)
refuse to accept
"He refused my offer of hospitality"
defy, resist, refuse(verb)
elude, especially in a baffling way
"This behavior defies explanation"
deny, refuse(verb)
refuse to let have
"She denies me every pleasure"; "he denies her her weekly allowance"
resist, reject, refuse(verb)
resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ
"His body rejected the liver of the donor"
reject, turn down, turn away, refuse(verb)
refuse entrance or membership
"They turned away hundreds of fans"; "Black people were often rejected by country clubs"
Webster Dictionary
Refuse(verb)
to deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to decline to do or grant
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Refuse(verb)
to throw back, or cause to keep back (as the center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment when troops ar/ about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Refuse(verb)
to decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or petition of; as, to refuse a suitor
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Refuse(verb)
to disown
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Refuse(verb)
to deny compliance; not to comply
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Refuse(noun)
refusal
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Refuse(noun)
that which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or worthless matter
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Refuse(adj)
refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of no value; worthless
Etymology: [F. refuser, either from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L. refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see Refund to repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. Accuse, Ruse), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel, refute. Cf. Refute.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Refuse
rē-fūz′, v.t. to reject: to deny, as a request, &c.: to disown: to fail to receive, to repel: (mil.) to hold troops back from the regular alignment.—v.i. to decline acceptance: not to comply.—adj. Refū′sable, capable of being refused.—ns. Refū′sal, denial of anything requested: rejection: the right of taking in preference to others; Rēfū′ser. [Fr. refuser, prob. due to confusion of L. refutāre, to drive back, recusāre, to make an objection against.]
Refuse
ref′ūs, adj. refused: worthless.—n. that which is rejected or left as worthless: dross.
Refuse
rē-fūz′, v.t. to melt again.—n. Rēfū′sion, repeated fusion or melting, as of metals: restoration.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'refuse' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4220
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'refuse' in Verbs Frequency: #218
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of refuse in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of refuse in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of refuse in a Sentence
To accept failure as an option is a clear evidence that your/one's will to succeed is not strong enough. So, refuse to accept failure as an option.
The Calvert County Health Department:
People will not be denied food if they refuse to wear a mask, but we ask that everyone place the needs of medically vulnerable neighbors above their personal preferences.
They will try to force them to convert, and if they refuse, they are banned from their villages, unable to live with or see their families, when they refuse to recant their faith, they are expelled from the community.
We cannot stand aside and watch species go extinct simply because special interests have captured our regulatory agencies and they refuse to comply with laws enacted to protect fish and water quality.
Refuse to seek for the road to paradise, because every beautiful place is already a paradise!
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- رفضArabic
- refusar, rebutjar, recusar, rebuigCatalan, Valencian
- odmítnout, odpadCzech
- Abfall, Müll, weigernGerman
- rifuziEsperanto
- rehusar, basuraSpanish
- uko egin, baztertuBasque
- امتناعPersian
- jäte, kieltääFinnish
- refuser, déchets, orduresFrench
- bruscarIrish
- diùltScottish Gaelic
- lixo, refusarGalician
- इनकारHindi
- refizeHaitian Creole
- megtagad, visszautasítHungarian
- rifiuti, rifiutareItalian
- 断る, ごみ, 拒む, 否むJapanese
- 쓰레기, 거절Korean
- abnegō, recūsōLatin
- weigerenDutch
- odmówić, odrzuty, odrzucaćPolish
- recusar, lixoPortuguese
- отклонять, отбросы, отказывать, отходы, отказаться, отказать, отклонить, отказываться, мусорRussian
- vägraSwedish
- kanusha, kanusho, gairi, dindaSwahili
- నిరాకరించుTelugu
- відмовляти, відмовлятися, відмовитисяUkrainian
- từ chốiVietnamese
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