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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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