Antonyms for re-fuse

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : ri-fyooz

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈfyuz

Definition of re-fuse

Origin : c.1300, from Old French refuser "reject, disregard, avoid" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *refusare, frequentative form from past participle stem of Latin refundere "pour back, give back" (see refund (v.)). Related: Refused; refusing.

As in junk : noun odds and ends; garbage
As in litter : noun mess, debris
As in odds and ends : noun miscellaneous grouping
As in refuse : noun garbage
As in remainder : noun balance, residue
As in rubbish : noun garbage
As in trash : noun garbage
As in swill : noun garbage
As in dross : noun remains
As in muck : noun messy substance
As in offal : noun garbage
As in slag : noun debris
As in chaff : noun waste
As in crap : noun rubbish
As in oddment : noun odds and ends
As in sundries : noun odds and ends
As in superfluousness : noun excess
As in debris : noun litter, waste
As in dust : noun tiny particles in the air
As in excess : noun overabundance of something
As in filth : noun dirt, pollution
As in hogwash : noun nonsense
As in kill : verb turn off; cancel
As in loathe : verb dislike strongly
As in abstain : verb hold back from doing
As in pass : verb decide not to do
As in rebuff : verb turn away; give the cold shoulder
As in refuse : verb deny; say no
As in reject : verb say no to
As in repel : verb push away; repulse
As in repudiate : verb reject; turn one's back on
As in repulse : verb make sick
As in resist : verb withstand, oppose
As in balk : verb stop short
As in scorn : verb hold in contempt; look down on
As in bar : verb prohibit
As in shrink : verb recoil, shy away
As in shun : verb avoid, ignore
As in shut off/shut out : verb exclude; screen
As in spurn : verb turn away; ignore
As in throw away : verb dispose of
As in throw away : verb waste
As in turn down : verb reject
As in veto : verb refuse permission
As in withhold : verb keep back
As in brush off : verb ignore
As in hold back : verb repress
As in boycott : verb ban; refrain from using
As in shut out : verb exclude
As in debar : verb prohibit
As in decline : verb say no
As in demur : verb disagree
As in deny : verb disagree, renounce, decline
As in disallow : verb reject, prohibit
As in disapprove : verb condemn
As in disavow : verb reject
As in disclaim : verb deny
As in disdain : verb scorn
As in dissent : verb disagree
As in exclude : verb expel, forbid
As in fend off : verb keep at bay
As in grudge : verb feel resentful; give unwillingly
As in hold back/hold off : verb repress

Example sentences :

Then you re-fuse,” said Martin, “to join your mother and me?
Extract from : « The School Queens » by L. T. Meade

Synonyms for re-fuse

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